crane at dusk
the pink orchid
loses its lustre
A Hundred Gourds, 5:3, June 2016
Tim Gardiner
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
暮色中一架起重機
粉紅色蘭花
失去它的光澤
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
暮色中一架起重机
粉红色兰花
失去它的光泽
Bio Sketch
Dr
Tim Gardiner is an ecologist, poet and children's author from
Manningtree in Essex, UK. His haiku have been published in literary
magazines including Frogpond, Modern Haiku and The Heron's Nest. His first collection of poetry, Wilderness, was published by Brambleby Books in 2015. Tim's debut children's book, The Voyage of the Queen Bee, was published by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in 2016.
Combined with the zoom-in technique, the visually and emotionally poignant contrasts between L1 and Ls 2&3 effectively set the tone and mood of this urban haiku.
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