willow
conducting
the storm
micro haiku: three to nine syllables, 2014
George Swede
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
一顆楊柳樹
指揮
暴風雨
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
一颗杨柳树
指挥
暴风雨
Bio Sketch
George Swede's most recent collections of haiku are Almost Unseen (Decatur, IL: Brooks Books, 2000), Joy In Me Still (Edmonton: Inkling Press, 2010) and micro haiku: three to nine syllables (Inspress, 2014). He is a former editor of Frogpond: Journal of the Haiku Society of America (2008-2012) and a former Honorary Curator of the American Haiku Archives (2008-2009).
The willow tree swaying in the wind looks like conducting the music of sound and sight created by the storm.
ReplyDeleteVisually and emotionally speaking, the verb, "conducting," works well as a connective between "willow" and "the storm."