Monday, September 21, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Coffin Haiku by Ben Moeller-Gaa

English Original

watching my dad
look at his dad
in a coffin

Frozen Butterfly, 1, 2014

Ben Moeller-Gaa


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

看著我的爸爸
他注視他的爸爸
躺在棺材裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

看著我的爸爸
他注视他的爸爸
躺在棺材里


Bio Sketch

Ben Moeller-Gaa is a haiku poet and a contributing poetry editor to River Styx literary magazine. He is the author of two haiku chapbooks, Wasp Shadows (Folded Word 2014) and Blowing on a Hot Soup Spoon (poor metaphor design 2014). You can find more on Ben online at www.benmoellergaa.com.

2 comments:

  1. The emotionally effective use of repetition and the unexpected yet poignant L3 spark the reader's emotions and reflection on life and death.

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