Thursday, August 15, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Ancient Trail Haiku by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

ancient trail
footprints fade
with the dew

Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013

H. Gene Murtha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

古道
腳印因著露水
而變得模糊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

古道
脚印因着露水
而变得模糊 


Bio Sketch

H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.

1 comment:

  1. The visually evocative and symbolically rich juxtaposition of an ancient trail and footprints with the dew makes this hiking haiku emotionally effective.

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