Sunday, September 16, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Prison Window Haiku by Pravat Kumar Padhy

English Original

prison window
the sunlit wings
of a butterfly

Haiku Foundation, September 29, 2017

Pravat Kumar Padhy


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

監獄的窗戶
一隻蝴蝶陽光閃耀
的翅膀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

监狱的窗户
一只蝴蝶阳光闪耀
的翅膀


Bio Sketch 

Pravat Kumar Padhy, a poet-scientist, did his Masters and Ph.D from IIT-Dhanbad, India. Work referred in Spectrum History of Indian Literature in English, Alienation in Contemporary Indian English Poetry etc. His Japanese short form of poetry appeared in many international journals. He is a recipient of Editor’s Choice Awards, Special and Honourable Mentions. His fourth collection of verses, Ripple of Resonance is in press.

2 comments:

  1. L1 sets the scene while the shift, thematic and visual, in Ls 2&3 reveals a glimpse of hope. This haiku reminds me of another prison haiku by Pravat:

    rose garden
    fragrance filters through
    prison windows

    Chrysanthemum, 12, October 2012

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  2. Thank you, Chen for your appreciation. I feel humbled.

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