Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Old Barn Haiku by Steve Addiss

English Original

old barn --
spider webs
shivering

Steve Addiss


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

破舊穀倉 --
蜘蛛網
在風中顫慄

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

破旧穀仓 --
蜘蛛网
在风中颤慄


Bio Sketch

The haiku and haiga of Stephen Addiss have appeared widely.  His books include Cloud Calligraphy, A Haiku Menagerie, The Art of Zen, Haiga: Haiku-Painting, The Art of Chinese Calligraphy, Haiku People, A Haiku Garden, Haiku Humor, Tao Te Ching, Japanese Calligraphy, Haiku: An Anthology, and The Art of Haiku.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the zoom-in technique, the visually and emotionally resonant juxtaposition of an "old barn" and "shiver[ing] spider webs" effectively evokes a sense of pathos.

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