Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Heat Wave Haiku by Bob Lucky

English Original

heat wave
the mailman fans himself
with my bills                                               

The Heron’s Nest, 9:3, September 2007

Bob Lucky


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

熱浪
郵差用我的賬單
扇涼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

热浪
邮差用我的账单
扇凉


Bio Sketch

Bob Lucky teaches at the International Community School of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Rattle, The Prose-Poem Project, Emerald Bolts, Modern Haiku, Presence, Ribbons, Eucalypt, and Atlas Poetica. He is co-author of the chapbook my favorite thing. 

1 comment:

  1. A humorous twist in L3.

    A well-crafted haiku with an aesthetic focus on the "hai."



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