Monday, November 6, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Hallway Mirror Haiku by Simon Hanson

English Original

hallway mirror
a vase of flowers
made of light

First Place, 2016 Jane Reichhold International Prize

Simon Hanson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

走廊鏡子
一個花瓶內的花朵
由光做成

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

走廊镜子
一个花瓶内的花朵
由光做成


Bio Sketch

Simon Hanson lives in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia where he enjoys his proximity to the Pacific Ocean and areas of rainforest.  He is a committee member of the Australian Haiku Society and is published in various journals and anthologies. https://australianhaikusociety.org/

1 comment:

  1. The unexpected yet visually riveting last line not only provides a "scent link" (in Basho's sense of the phrase) to the opening line, but also emotionally effectively lifts the poem up a notch.

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