Sunday, August 4, 2013

Butterfly Dream: New Moon Haiku by Bob Lucky

English Original

new moon
the missing button
on her blouse                                   

Presence, 38, 2009

Bob Lucky


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

新月
她的上衣缺少
一個鈕扣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

新月
她的上衣缺少
一个钮扣


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. L1 subtly sets up a scenic/emotive context while Ls 2&3 leaves enough "dreaming room" for the reader's imagination.

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