Friday, August 3, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Pumpkin Harvest Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

pumpkin harvest
the old straw-man
thinning   

Highly Commended, 2017 Croatian Pumpkin Festival Contest

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

南瓜豐收
老稻草人
變瘦了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

南瓜丰收
老稻草人
变瘦了


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson is a community poet living in Fort Worth, TX. She is an award winning haiku poet with publishing credits in many of the world's leading haiku journals. Ms. Benson is a member of The British Haiku Society, and Poetry Society of Texas

1 comment:

  1. The contrast between the two parts of this minimalist haiku is visually and emotionally effective.

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