Sunday, January 30, 2022

Butterfly Dream: Morning Icicle Haiku by Neal Whitman

English Original

alone in my bed
rain returned without warning  --
morning icicle

Honorable Mention, 2019 Yuki Teikei Haiku Society Annual Contest

Neal Whitman 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

獨自躺在床上
毫無徵兆地昨晚又下雨了 --
今天早晨的冰柱

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

独自躺在床上
毫无征兆地昨晚又下雨了 --
今天早晨的冰柱


Bio Sketch

Neal Whitman lives with his wife, Elaine, in Pacific Grove, California, where he is a docent at Point Pinos Lighthouse. Visitors who come there from near and far inspire him to write poetry that takes the “particular" to convey the “universal". Neal is Vice President of the United Haiku and Tanka Society.

1 comment:

  1. Ls 1&2 effectively depict a lonely (L1) and gloomy (L2) image while L3 enhances the tone and mood of its preceding lines, functioning as a foreshadow of things to come.

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