English Original
hilltop abbey
a midsummer mass
of fireflies
Acorn, 40, 2018
Tim Gardiner
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
山頂修道院
仲夏夜一大群
的螢火蟲
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
山顶温泉
仲夏夜一大群
的萤火虫
hilltop abbey
a midsummer mass
of fireflies
Acorn, 40, 2018
Tim Gardiner
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
山頂修道院
仲夏夜一大群
的螢火蟲
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
山顶温泉
仲夏夜一大群
的萤火虫
Bio Sketch
Dr Tim Gardiner is an ecologist, poet and children's author from Manningtree in Essex, UK. His haiku have been published in literary magazines including Frogpond, Modern Haiku and The Heron's Nest. His first collection of haiku, On the Edge, was published by Brambleby Books in 2017 while his first haibun collection, The Flintknapper's Ghost, was released by Alba Publishing in 2018.
L1 sketches a reclusive scene while the misdirection in L2 makes this midsummer haiku spiritually evocative.
ReplyDeleteI might be interesting to do a comparative reading of my non-religious/spiritual haiku below:
Deletethe length
of our silence ...
hill-top moon
The Heron's Nest, 19:3, September 2017
thanks Chen-ou, interesting comments!
Deletelove your hill-top moon too, it goes well with the abbey, strong imagery
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