summer dusk
fishing boats set their nets
around the sun
First Place, Fifth Setouchi Matsuyama Photo Haiku Contest
Marietta Jane McGregor
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
夏日黃昏
漁船上的漁民在太陽周邊
放置他們的漁網
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
夏日黄昏
渔船上的渔民在太阳周边
放置他们的渔网
Bio Sketch
Marietta
Jane McGregor is a Canberra-based botanist and journalist who has
pursued varied careers in research and science communication at
Australian universities and the CSIRO. Having spent much of her life
trying to explain things, Marietta now tries to let them explain
themselves through an early love, haiku
A visually and emotionally evocative moment is keenly captured through the effective use of the filming technique (the extreme long shot).
ReplyDeleteThe unexpected yet visually powerful last line lifts the haiku out of the ordinary.