English Original
starlight sky ...
the river lined
with lanterns
Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, July 3, 2021
Robert D. Wilson
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
星空 ...
河岸一排排
的燈籠
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
星空 ...
河岸一排排
的灯笼
Bio Sketch
Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.
The contrast between the boundless starlit sky and a river lined with "lanterns (to honor the drowned spirits)" is visually and emotionally evocative and symbolically rich.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a thematic comparison reading of my haiku below:
starless night
a lantern boat sailing
out to sea
HSA Members' Anthology, 2102
paper lanterns
dotting the inky sky ...
news of another war
Chrysanthemum, 34, 2025