New Year’s Eve ...
after evening prayers
the monk’s long yawn
Kanchan Chatterjee
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
除夕夜 ...
晚禱後一名僧人
長長的哈欠
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
除夕夜 ...
晚祷后一名僧人
长长的哈欠
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.
L1 sets the theme while unexpected yet relatable L3 effectively enhances the "hai" aspect of the haiku.
ReplyDeleteA fresh/humorous take on the religiously-inclined/inspired new year theme.