English Original
crickets at dusk --
so many cars
at the make-out spot
a confluence of mythology, 2025
Michael Dylan Welch
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
黃昏時分的蟋蟀 --
這麼多車
停在親熱聖地
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
黄昏时分的蟋蟀 --
这么多车
停在亲热圣地
Bio Sketch
Michael Dylan Welch is the founder of the Tanka Society of America (2000), and co-founder of Haiku North America conference (1991) and the American Haiku Archives (1996). In 2010 he also started National Haiku Writing Month (NaHaiWriMo), which takes place every February, with an active Facebook page. His personal website is www.graceguts.com, which features hundreds of essays, reviews, reports, and other content, including examples of his published poetry.
L1 sets the scene while unexpected yet multi-sensorily evocative Ls 2&3 make this haiku fresh and effective.
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