Saturday, December 15, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Bleached Bones Haiku by Simon Hanson

English Original

bleached bones
today the sun
tonight the moon

Shamrock, 37, 2017

Simon Hanson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

漂白的骨頭
早晨是太陽
今晚是月亮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

漂白的骨头
早晨是太阳
今晚是月亮


Bio Sketch

Simon Hanson lives in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia where he enjoys his proximity to the Pacific Ocean and areas of rainforest.  He is a committee member of the Australian Haiku Society and is published in various journals and anthologies.

1 comment:

  1. The stark image of L1 is effectively sharpened by the matter-of-fact tone of Ls 2&3. The theme explored in Simon's haiku reminds me of that of Part II, Time Passes, of "To the Lighthouse" written by Virginia Woolf.

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