English Original
dawn
caught in a dew drop --
the empty swing
The Heron’s Nest, 5:2, 2005
H. Gene Murtha
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
黎明之光
被困在一顆露珠中 --
空蕩蕩的鞦韆
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
黎明之光
被困在一颗露珠中 --
空荡荡的秋千
Bio Sketch
H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.
The verb, "caught," in Ls 1&2 depicts a disagreeable-looking scene while joyless L3 enhances the tone and mood of this unpleasant dawn haiku.
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