Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Darkness Haiku by Barry George

English Original

opened door
the darkness lengthens
into a kitten

The Heron's Nest, 3:6, June 2001

Barry George


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

房門被打開
黑暗延長
成為一隻小貓

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

房门被打开
黑暗延长
成为一只小猫


Bio Sketch

Barry George’s haiku have been widely published in journals and anthologies, and in Chinese, Japanese, German, Romanian, Croatian, and French translations. A winner of competitions including First Prize in the Gerald Brady Senryu Contest, he is the author of Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku, nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

1 comment:

  1. The shift, thematic, visual, and tonal, in L3 makes this poem emotionally effective.

    Well done.

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