Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Tempest Moon Haiku by Michael Henry Lee

English Original

tempest moon
already against
the next war

Honorable Mention, World Haiku Review,  August  2014

Michael Henry Lee


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

暴風雨的月亮
已經反對
下一場戰爭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

暴风雨的月亮
已经反对
下一场战争


Bio Sketch

Michael Henry Lee  lives in St. Augustine Florida with his wife, rescue cat, and several bonsai trees. His work has appeared in numerous print and on line journals including: Heron's Nest, Frogpond, Modern Haiku, and A Hundred Gourds among others. His second book, Against the Grain, received Honorable Mention in the 2013 Mildred Kanterman Book Awards.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the scene and emotional context while L3, "the next (not just current) war," adds sociopolitical poignancy to the poem.

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