Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Year of the Pig Haiku by Carol Jones

English Original

Year of the Pig
another diet
fails me

Carol Jones


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

豬年
另一種飲食療法
又失效了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

猪年
另一种饮食疗法
又失效了


Bio Sketch

Carol Jones lives and works on a farm in one of the South Wales valleys, UK. Although she hasn't the time to get involved in the wider environmental issues, she does document her own environment as she goes about her work.

2 comments:

  1. L1 sets the theme while Ls 2&3 enhance the "hai" aspect of the haiku. And the use of "another" in L2 makes this "Year of the Pig" haiku emotionally effective and relatable.

    My haiku published yesterday could be read a prequel to Carol's:

    written for the "celebration" of Chinese New Year of the Pig

    dinner alone
    one more slice of roast piglet
    dripping juice

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  2. congratulations to Carol Jones on this excellent haiku! glad to see it published here. happy year of the pig!

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