English Original
a raven flies
from rooftop to rooftop
neighborhood gossip
Jessica Malone Latham
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
一隻烏鴉從一個屋頂
飛到另一個屋頂
鄰里八卦
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
一只乌鸦从一个屋顶
飞到另一个屋顶
邻里八卦
Bio Sketch
Jessica Malone Latham: Author of cricket song: Haiku and Short Poems from a Mother's Heart and of the chapbook, clouds of light.
t. @rowdyprisoners
w. jessicalatham.com
b. rowdyprisoners.com
The juxtaposition of a raven (a symbol of ill omen) and neighborhood gossip reminds me of a popular idiom:
ReplyDeleteRumors are flying.
A fine 'slice-of-life' haiku.