Sunday, June 23, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Old Tractor Haiku by John Hawk

English Original

rain
starting... stopping ...
the old tractor

A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, December 2011

John Hawk


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

細雨
開始 ... 停止 ...
舊拖拉機

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

细雨
开始 ... 停止 ...
旧拖拉机


Bio Sketch

John Hawk’s haiku poetry is published worldwide and recently won 1st Choice, Guest Judge Selection, in the IAFOR Vladimir Devidé Haiku Award contest. A communications professional in downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA, John enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife and two children. He can be reached at johnhawkpoetry@gmail.com
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐June 23, 2019 at 8:32 AM

    Strengthened by the use of a pivotal line ("starting... stopping ..."), the juxtaposition of "rain" and "the old tractor" makes this haiku visually and emotionally effective.

    A fine mood haiku.

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