skinny dipping --
one small step to land
on the moon
Winner of the Every Day Poets Great Big Little Poems Competition 2012
Marion Clarke
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
夜間祼泳 --
一小步
即登陸月球
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
夜间祼泳 --
一小步
即登陆月球
Bio Sketch
A member of the Irish Haiku Society, Marion Clarke is a writer and artist from Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. Her work was highly commended in the IHS 2011 International Haiku Competition and, in summer 2012, she received a Sakura award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival contest. A selection of her haiku featured in the first national collection of haiku from Ireland, Bamboo Dreams..Marion’s poetry and artwork can be found at http://seaviewwarrenpoint.wordpress.com/
A fresh take on moon haiku. The twist in L3 is effective.
ReplyDeleteThis is a well-crafted, allusive haiku with an aesthetic focus on the "hai," reminding me of Neil Armstrong's most famous remark:
"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind"
Thank you, Chen-ou - and you are spot on with that reference. :)
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Oh Marion wonderful
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bernadette - I've just spotted your comment. :)
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