English Original
winter sun
the curve of laughter
down the tree-house slide
Where Rain Would Stay , 2022
Peggy Willis Lyles
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
冬天的太陽
從樹屋滑梯溜下去
笑聲的曲線
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
冬天的太阳
从树屋滑梯溜下去
笑声的曲线
Bio Sketch
Peggy Willis Lyles was born in Summerville, South Carolina, on September 17, 1939. She died in Tucker, Georgia on September 3, 2010. A former English professor, she was a leading haiku writer for over 30 years -- helping bring many readers and writers into the haiku community.
"Manifest joy," is successfully conveyed through the fresh and effective jux. of [laughing children rolling] down the tree-house [curved] slide, Ls 2&3, and [warm] winter sunshine, as implied from L1.
ReplyDeleteAnd it could be read as a sequel to my haiku below:
tree house
a ladder leading
to the moon
Stardust Haiku, 66, June 2022