English Original
meditation class
the coming and going
of thought balloons
Prune Juice, 21, March, 2017
Garry Eaton
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
冥想課
這些來來去去
的幻想念頭
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
冥想课
这些来来去去
的幻想念头
Bio Sketch
Garry Eaton was a Canadian poet from British Columbia. He started writing haiku in 2006 and was published occasionally in the major haiku magazines. He volunteered as the digital librarian for The Haiku Foundation Digital Library.
The buildup to the allusive and culturally rich last line, cloud-shaped balloons containing words/thoughts of a cartoon character,is visually and emotionally effective.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of my haiku below:
zazen ...
thoughts of my ex
come and go
Brass Bell, September 2021