Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Breakup Talk Haiku by Padmini K

English Original

breakup talk
their shadows touch
for a moment

Padmini K


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

分手談判
他們的陰影相互碰觸
一會兒

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

分手谈判
他们的阴影相互碰触
一会儿


Bio Sketch

Padmini K has a penchant for nature, long walks and chocolates. She lives in Singapore with her husband and 4 year old child.
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐March 20, 2019 at 9:02 AM

    L1 sets the theme and emotional context while the "shadows" in L2 work effectively on two levels, literal and symbolic. And L3 adds psychological depth to the haiku.

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