Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Horizon Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

wind farms
on the horizon
scarecrows

paper wasp, Winter 2015

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

地平線上
的風力發電田莊
稻草人

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

地平线上
的风力发电田莊
稻草人


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney but her heart is still in the Australian bush where she grew up. She mostly writes tanka and related genres, revelling in the inspiration, friendship and generosity of these writing communities. Her work appears in many print and online journals and anthologies.

1 comment:

  1. The contrasts between the two parts ("wind farms," technological invention/intrusion; vs "scarecrows," natural creation/farm scenery) are sharpened through the pivotal second line.

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