Friday, September 7, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Lizards Haiku by Joanne Morcom

English Original

outdoor toilet
lizards on the wall
eyeball me

Last Year’s Leaves:  Haiku and Senryu Poems, 2016

Joanne Morcom


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

戶外廁所
牆壁上的一隻蜥蜴
盯著我

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

户外厕所
墙壁上的一只蜥蜴
盯着我


Bio Sketch

Joanne Morcom is a social worker and poet who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with four poetry collections to her credit.  Her work also appears in poetry anthologies and journals.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the scene while the unexpected yet funny and relatable last line enhances the "hai" aspect of the haiku.

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