sunrise
all these little fires
in the frost
First Prize, 2017 Irish Haiku Society International Haiku Competition
Simon Hanson
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
日出
反照在霜凍上
的這些小火
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
日出
反照在霜冻上
的这些小火
Bio Sketch
Simon
Hanson lives in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia where he enjoys his
proximity to the Pacific Ocean and areas of rainforest. He is a
committee member of the Australian Haiku Society and is published in
various journals and anthologies. https://australianhaikusociety.org/
Combined with the visually and emotionally contrasting juxtaposition of "sunrise" and "frost," Simon's right choice of words, "little fires," vividly captures a moment of beauty in this imagistic haiku with maximum precision and concreteness.
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