English Original
the scent
of my English teacher
white jasmine breeze
Padmini Krishnan
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
我的英語老師
的香味
微風中白茉莉花瓣
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
我的英语老师
的香味
微风中白茉莉花瓣
Bio Sketch
Padmini Krishnan writes poetry and short stories. Her works have appeared in the Plum Tree Tavern, The Drabble, Terror House Magazine, and The Stonecrop Review. Her e-chapbook was recently published in Proletaria.
Ls 2&3 show the speaker's affection for his/her English teacher while this multi-sensory, symbolically rich and visually evocative L3 not only enhances the tone and mood of the haiku, but also effectively establishes an implicit simile with Ls 1&2.
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