English Original
midnight swim
the curve of her hip
in my hand
Notes from the Gean, 3:3, December 2011
Bill Kenney
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
午夜游泳
我的手感受
她臀部的曲線
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
午夜游泳
我的手感受
她臀部的曲线
Bio Sketch
Born and raised in the Boston area, and living for over 50 years in New York City, Bill Kenney was a professor for many years in the English Department at Manhattan College. He started writing haiku in 2004, a month before his 72nd birthday, and became an active participant in the New York City Spring Street Haiku group. His haiku were published in numerous journals and anthologies. And his collection of haiku, keep walking, won the 2021 Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards.
L1 sets the theme and mood while unexpected yet visually and emotionally evocative L3 effectively conveys a sense of both emotional intimacy and sexual intimacy.
ReplyDeleteAnd my haiku below could be read as a prequel to Bill's:
one arm away
from the full moon
midnight swim
seashores, II, 2019
And my haiku below could be read as a sequel to Bill's:
a splash
of summer moonbeams
skinny-dipping
Acorn, 41, 2018