boxing day
the flapping of plastic bags
caught on a branch
Modern Haiku, 44:1, 2013
Elliot Nicely
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
送禮日
掛在樹枝上的塑膠袋
不斷地拍打
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
送礼日
挂在树枝上的塑胶袋
不断地拍打
Bio Sketch
Elliot Nicely is the author of Tangled Shadows: Senryu and Haiku (Rosenberry Books) and resides in Lakewood, Ohio.
Through the thematically significant and visually poignant juxtaposition of boxing day and flapping plastic bags, Elliot's environmentally-conscious haiku presents a subtle critique of our consumer society.
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