Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Joke Haiku by Kanchan Chatterjee

English Original

winter sun ...
the tea seller and the priest
share a joke

Kanchan Chatterjee


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天的太陽 ...
茶販和牧師
分享一個玩笑

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天的太阳...
茶贩和牧师
分享一个玩笑 


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. The warmth of the sun in winter and of a hearty conversation between two persons from different sociocultural backgrounds is effectively portrayed in this heart-warming winter haiku.

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