Thursday, August 6, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Lone Cloud Haiku by Jan Dobb

English Original

one lone cloud
a curl of duck-down
sails the lake

First prize, 2014 Perth City Library Haiku Competition

Jan Dobb


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

孤單的雲彩
捲曲的鴨絨
在湖面上航行  

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

孤单的云彩
捲曲的鸭绒
在湖面上航行


Bio Sketch

Jan Dobb lives in Canberra, Australia.  She has published three family history narratives and her short stories have had success in publications and competitions.  Since 2010, however, Jan has been captivated by the magic of haiku.

1 comment:

  1. This haiku is tightly structured with an emotional undercurrent conveyed through evocative imagery.

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