Saturday, June 1, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Mating Dragonflies Haiku by Simon Hanson

English Original

mating dragonflies
shimmers of emerald
shimmers of violet

Hedgerow, 107, February 2017

Simon Hanson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

正在交配的蜻蜓
閃閃發光的翡翠綠
閃閃發光的紫羅蘭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

正在交配的蜻蜓
闪闪发光的翡翠绿
闪闪发光的紫罗兰


Bio Sketch

Simon Hanson lives in sub-tropical Queensland, Australia where he enjoys his proximity to the Pacific Ocean and areas of rainforest.  He is a committee member of the Australian Haiku Society and is published in various journals and anthologies.

1 comment:

  1. Simon skillfully uses the technique of syntactic parallelism (Ls 2&3) to strengthen the focus, thematic and visual, of the mating scene depicted in L1.

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