Monday, November 10, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Garden Shears Haiku by Neal Whitman

English Original

sharpening
my garden shears
a lover's quarrel

Neal Whitman


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

磨尖
我的園藝剪
情人的爭吵

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

磨尖
我的园艺剪
情人的争吵


Bio Sketch

Neal Whitman began to write general poetry in 2005, haiku in 2008, and tanka in 2011. He writes to be read and believes that the reader is never wrong. With his wife, Elaine, he combines his poetry with her Native American flute and photography in free public recitals with the aim of their hearts speaking to other hearts.

1 comment:

  1. The thematic shift in L3 successfully creates a humorous effect, and the connotative meaning of garden shears (pruning shears that work great for trimming thorny rose bushes and small shrubs) gains added significance in the symbolic context.

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