Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Butterfly Dream; Urchin Haiku by Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy

English Original

broken nose ...
an urchin counts his coins
by the streetlight

Modern Haiku, 46:3, Autumn 2015

Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

鼻子被打斷 ...
在路燈下一位頑童
計數他的硬幣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

鼻子被打断...
在路灯下一位顽童
计数他的硬币


Bio Sketch

Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy is a psychiatrist from Bengaluru India,  living in England. A trained vocalist and a composer in Indian classical music, he writes in Kannada, Sankethi, Tamil and English languages. His haikai writings have been published in reputed journals and anthologies and won prizes, worldwide. He is currently the Editor of Blithe Spirit, journal of The British Haiku Society.

1 comment:

  1. A visually and emotionally evocative sketch from life on the street. What's left unsaid is as potent as what's said.

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