dim light ...
in her nightstand drawer
a cold vibrator
Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013
H. Gene Murtha
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
昏暗的燈光 ...
在她的床頭櫃抽屜裡
一根冰冷的按摩棒
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
昏暗的灯光 ...
在她的床头柜抽屉里
一根冰冷的按摩棒
Bio Sketch
H.
Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first
haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the
Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published
for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.
Through the visually and emotionally poignant juxtaposition of dim light and a cold vibrator, a sense of loneliness is effectively conveyed in this haiku about female sexuality.
ReplyDeleteWhat's left unsaid is at least as potent as what's written.
And I think Gene's haiku could be read as a sequel to my poem below:
winter rain
I fall asleep
holding myself
A Hundred Gourds, 2:3, June 2013