Monday, January 26, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Bachelor's Garden Haiku by Ken Sawitri

English Original

bachelor's garden
a soka bough embraces
the old mango tree

Asahi Haikuist Network, November 15, 2013

Ken Sawitri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


單身漢的花園
一根索卡樹枝擁抱
老芒果樹

Chinese Translation (Simplified)


单身汉的花园
一根索卡树枝拥抱
老芒果树


Bio Sketch

Ken Sawitri was born in Blora, Central Java, Indonesia, and completed her degree in psychology at the University of Indonesia. She was the Psychology & Education editor of  Ayahbunda (1995-1998). She had the first publication in Indonesian national mass media when she was in junior high school.

1 comment:

  1. L 1 not only sets the scene for the poem but also gives readers the garden owner's bio sketch while Ls 2&3 work well on two levels, literal and metaphoric, which could be read as a subtle form of authorial commentary.

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