town dump
i find a still-
beating heart
micro haiku: three to nine syllables, 2014
George Swede
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
小鎮垃圾場
我找到一顆仍然-
跳動的心
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
小镇垃圾场
我找到一颗仍然-
跳动的心
Bio Sketch
George Swede's most recent collections of haiku are Almost Unseen (Decatur, IL: Brooks Books, 2000), Joy In Me Still (Edmonton: Inkling Press, 2010) and micro haiku: three to nine syllables (Inspress, 2014). He is a former editor of Frogpond: Journal of the Haiku Society of America (2008-2012) and a former Honorary Curator of the American Haiku Archives (2008-2009).
L1 sets the scene and mood while the enjambment, which is enhanced by the use of "synecdoche," between Ls 2&3 adds emotional weight and psychological depth to the haiku, and this poignant haiku could be read as a sequel to the following poem:
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against the winter moon
a dumpster diver
NeverEnding Story, April 7, 2019
Chen-ou Liu