Saturday, December 31, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Midnight Countdown Haiku by Ignatius Fay

English Original

from the kitchen
the snap of a mousetrap
midnight countdown

Ignatius Fay


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

來自廚房
捕鼠器的爆裂聲
午夜倒數計時

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

来自厨房
捕鼠器的爆裂声
午夜倒数计时


Bio Sketch

Ignatius Fay is a retired invertebrate paleontologist. His poems have appeared in many of the most respected online and print journals, including The Heron’s Nest, Modern Haiku, Ars Poetica, Gusts, Chrysanthemum and Eucalypt. Books: Breccia (2012), a collaboration with fellow haiku poet, Irene Golas; Points In Between (2011), an anecdotal history of his first 23 years. He is the new editor of the Haiku Society of America Bulletin. Ignatius resides in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

1 comment:

  1. The contrast of sounds between the two parts of the poem effectively enhances the "hai" (comic) aspect of this new year's eve haiku.

    Wishing you a happy and rat-free new year :-)

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