Sunday, October 12, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Collection Plate Haiku by LeRoy Gorman

English Original

the smell of sweat
here comes
the collection plate

The Heron's Nest, 16:2, June 2014

LeRoy Gorman


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

汗臭味
奉獻盤
傳到這裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

汗臭味
奉献盘
传到这里


Bio Sketch

LeRoy Gorman writes mostly minimalist and visual poetry.  His most recent book, fast enough to leave this world, is one of tanka published by Inkling Press, Edmonton.  More information on his writing can be found at the American Haiku Archives where he served as the Honorary Curator for 2012-2013.

1 comment:

  1. Thematically and emotionally speaking, the contrasts are well established by the two parts of the poem and the soft "s" and hard "c" sounds.

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