Saturday, August 9, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Circus Haiku by Freddy Ben-Arroyo

English Original

the circus left --
wild flowers
now

Writers & Lovers Cafe, Spring 2014

Freddy Ben-Arroyo


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

馬戲團走了 --
現在只剩下
野花


Chinese Translation (Simplified)

马戏团走了 --
现在只剩下
野花


Bio Sketch

Freddy Ben-Arroyo is a retired professor of Structural Engineering at the Technion--Israel Institute of Technology. Born in Bulgaria, he emigrated to Israel during WWII and since then lives in Haifa. He began writing haiku 25 years ago, after Zen training. He is married, has one daughter, three grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

2 comments:

  1. The contrasts (past vs present, man-made show vs natural marvel, laughter vs silence..,etc) are well-explored in this minimalist haiku.

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  2. A good juxtaposition which leaves room for interpretation. Congrats, Freddy.

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