Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Summer Field Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee

English Original

summer field ...
a farmer talks to his goat
while chewing grass

Commendation, 7th Sharpening the Green Pencil Awards

Kanchan Chatterjee


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏天田野 ...
一位農民一邊嚼草
一邊和他的山羊閒談

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏天田野 ...
一位农民一边嚼草
一边和他的山羊闲谈


Bio Sketch

Kanchan Chatterjee is a Customs Officer from India. He started writing haiku in 2012. Some of his works have been published in NHK Haiku Masters, Frogpond, Under the Basho and NeverEnding Story, The Maionichi, Asahi Haikuist Network, 9th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum Haiku Contest and various other online haiku journals. He is one of the winners in the 2017  ETO EN Oi Ocha Nrw Haiku Contest.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the scene while Ls 2&3 enhance the tone and mood of this cozy summer haiku.

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