Saturday, June 30, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Frost Haiku by Simon Hanson

English Original

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/

1 comment:

  1. 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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