Friday, September 14, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Eulogy and Lightning Haiku by Michael Dudley

English Original

composing
       another
eulogy
         a bolt
                  of lightning
                      sizzles
             thru
         rain

Michael Dudley


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

撰寫
       另一個
悼詞
       一道
               閃電
                   在雨中
           嘶嘶
     作響

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

撰写
       另一个
悼词
       一道
               闪电
                   在雨中
          嘶嘶
     作响


Bio Sketch

Michael Dudley was born in downtown Toronto, Canada; for the past 33 years he has lived in rural Southwestern Ontario.  He has been internationally published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies; he is the author of numerous poetry volumes. And he is the father of three.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the visually and thematically effective typographical arrangement of words, the riveting image of a bolt of lightning sizzl[ing] through the rain enhances the tone and mood of the opening statement, composing another eulogy.

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