Sunday, March 17, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Country Choir Haiku by Marilyn Humbert

English Original

country choir
sheep and cows join in
from the back pews

Failed Haiku, 2:15,  2017

Marilyn Humbert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

鄉村合唱團
從教會後排長椅之處
綿羊和奶牛加入

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

乡村合唱团
从教会后排长椅之处
绵羊和奶牛加入


Bio Sketch

Marilyn Humbert lives in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney NSW surrounded by bush. Her pastimes include writing free verse poetry, tanka, tanka prose and related genre. She is the leader of Bottlebrush Tanka Group and member of the Huddle and Bowerbird Tanka Groups. Her tanka appears in Australian and international journals.

1 comment:

  1. Marilyn's shasei haiku offers readers a glimpse of pastoral life. And Ls 2&3 effectively enhance the "hai" aspect of the haiku.

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