Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Landfill Haiku by LeRoy Gorman

English Original

first to bud
uprooted shrubs
in the landfill

Modern Haiku, 31:3, Fall 2000

LeRoy Gorman


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

垃圾掩埋場中
連根拔起的灌木
率先發芽

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

垃圾掩埋场中
连根拔起的灌木
率先发芽


Bio Sketch

LeRoy Gorman lives in Napanee, Ontario. His poetry, much of it minimalist and visual, has appeared in publications and exhibitions worldwide. He is the author of two dozen poetry books and chapbooks.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sketches an eye-catching spring scene while the shift, visual and thematic, in Ls 2&3 makes this shrubs haiku emotionally effective and environmentally conscious, infused with analogical strength.

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