Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Failing Light Haiku by Rachel Sutcliffe

English Original

failing light
crows sink
into silence

Cattails, May 2016

Rachel Sutcliffe


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

消退的陽光
一群烏鴉沉浸
在沉默中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

消退的阳光
一群乌鸦沉浸
在沉默中


Bio Sketch

Rachel Sutcliffe has suffered from a serious immune disorder for over 16 years, throughout  this time writing has been her therapy, it keeps her from going insane! She is an active member of the British Haiku Society and has been published in various journals including  Prune Juice, Failed Haiku and Hedgerow.

1 comment:

  1. The visually and symbolically rich juxtaposition of "failing light" and "silent crows" prefigures the coming of a "long night."

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