Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Butterfly Dream: High Noon Haiku by S.M. Abeles

English Original

high noon ...
a child chalks an outline
around my shadow

Frogpond, 36:3, Winter 2013

S.M. Abeles


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


正午 ...
一個孩子使用粉筆
勾畫我影子的輪廓

Chinese Translation (Simplified)


正午 ...
一个孩子使用粉笔
勾画我影子的轮廓


Bio Sketch

S.M. Abeles lives and writes in Washington, D.C.  He composes poems on dog walks and train rides, and elsewhere when the moment strikes.  His work appears frequently in the usual haiku and tanka journals, and he posts at least one new poem daily on his website, The Empty Sky

2 comments:

  1. Drawing the outline of someone’s shadow. is one of the popular outdoor art activities for kids; this lovely moment is keenly captured in Scott's haiku, and his poem makes effective use of vivid imagery to evoke an emotional response in the reader.

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  2. Thanks very much, I love appearing here at Neverending Story.

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