Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Wildlife Park Haiku by Sonam Chhoki

English Original

wildlife park
the barbet’s song
drowned by traffic

A Hundred Gourds, 4:4, September 2015

Sonam Chhoki


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

野生動物園
巴貝特鳥的歌聲
被交通噪音掩蓋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

野生动物园
巴贝特鸟的歌声
被交通噪音掩盖


Bio Sketch

Born and raised in the kingdom of Bhutan. Sonam Chhoki is inspired by her father, Sonam Gyamtsho, the architect of Bhutan's non-monastic modern education. Her Japanese short form poetry has been published in journals and anthologies in several countries. She is the current haibun and haiku editor of the UHTS journal, cattails.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the scene for the poem while the unexpected yet poignant last line effectively makes a shift in theme and emotion, sparking the reader's reflection on the troubling relationship between humans and wildlife.

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