English Original
where I first
catch a glimpse of the mountain
waterfall sound
Paperweight For Nothing, 2006
vincent tripi
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
在我第一次
瞥見山嶽之處
瀑布的聲音
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
在我第一次
瞥见山岳之处
瀑布的声音
Bio Sketch
Founder of The Haiku Circle, vincent tripi was closely associated with the spiritual movement in American Haiku. He wrote haiku for over 35 years, and published 14 books of haiku. Most of his haiku reflect a Buddhist foundation.
The Daoist sense of serenity is well captured in this shasei "mountain and water" haiku, and the folloiwng haiku could be read as a sequel to vincent's :
ReplyDeletebeside the waterfall…
opening with all its blue
the bellflower
between God & the pine, 18
vincent tripi