Monday, December 14, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Rainstorm Haiku by Jan Dobb

English Original

windowpane
my fingers trace the dry side
of a rainstorm

Chrysanthemum, April 2012

Jan Dobb


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

窗格玻璃
我用手指追蹤暴風雨
乾燥的一面

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

窗格玻璃
我用手指追踪暴风雨
乾燥的一面


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. Combined with the contrasts between inside and outside of the house, the image of the fingers tracing a rainstorm reflected in the windowpane reveals something significant about the speaker's state of mood/mind.

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