English Original
off to school --
a father and two
small umbrellas
Sirens and Rain, 2020
Barry George
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
去學校上課 --
一位父親和兩把
小雨傘
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
去学校上课 --
一位父亲和两把
小雨伞
Bio Sketch
Barry George is the author of Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku and The One That Flies Back, a tanka collection. A regular contributor to haiku and tanka journals, he has won numerous short-form competitions, including First Prize in the Gerald R. Brady Contest. He lives and teaches in Philadelphia.
A lovely surprise ending effectively enhances the intimate parent-child relationship.
ReplyDeleteFor more, see "To the Lighthouse: Twist/Surprise Ending," accessed at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2021/06/to-lighthouse-twistsurprise-ending.html