English Original
skinny dipping
my sister leads me
into my fiftieth year
echoes of flight, 2018
Jane Williams
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
裸泳
我的姐姐引導我
邁入五十歲
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
裸泳
我的姐姐引导我
迈入五十岁
Bio Sketch
Jane Williams is an Australian poet based in Tasmania. To read more of her poetry, please visit her website
The twist/surprise ending in L3 makes an effective change in the direction or expected outcome of L1.
ReplyDeleteAt fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. -- Confucius
A fine haiku about sibling love and the affirmation for sexual confidence.
And it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of the following haiku:
our aging bodies
in the summer moonlight
skinny-dipping
NeverEnding Story, January 19, 2020
Kelley White