Thursday, May 16, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Graffiti Haiku by Rachel Sutcliffe

English Original

inner city building
a canvas of honeysuckle
climbs the graffiti

tinywords, 15:1, March 13, 2015

Rachel Sutcliffe


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

市區中心的大樓
一大片畫布般的金銀花
爬向牆壁上的塗鴉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

市区中心的大楼
一大片画布般的金银花
爬向墙壁上的涂鸦


Bio Sketch

Rachel Sutcliffe had suffered from a serious immune disorder for over 16 years; throughout  this time writing had been her therapy, and it kept her from going insane! She was an active member of the British Haiku Society and has been published in various journals including  Prune Juice, Failed Haiku and Hedgerow.

1 comment:

  1. Excellent modern haiku capturing the mix of wildlife (plants/flowers) and scent, and urban markers such as graffiti which also attempt to humanise the corporatescape...

    -- excerpted from commentary by Alan Summers, accessed at https://tinywords.com/2015/03/13/18031/

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