wee hours --
the security guard's cologne
roams the halls
Modern Haiku, 49:2, Summer 2018
Barry George
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
凌晨時刻 --
保安人員的香水
瀰漫大廳
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
凌晨时刻 --
保安人员的香水
弥漫大厅
Bio Sketch
Barry George is the author of Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku and The One That Flies Back, a chapbook of tanka. A regular contributor to haiku journals, he lives and teaches in Philadelphia.
Situated in the era of the post 9-11 war on terror, the juxtaposition of wee hours and security guard's cologne is fresh yet ironic (and even comical), And Barry's verb choice greatly enhances the "hai" (comic) aspect of this security guard haiku.
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