Monday, August 5, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Wineskin Haiku by Devin Harrison

English Original

lees settling
on bottom of the wineskin
yesterday’s words

Wild Plum, Summer 2016

Devin Harrison


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

渣滓沉澱
在酒袋的底部
昨天的話

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

渣滓沉淀
在酒袋的底部
昨天的话


Bio Sketch

Devin Harrison lives on Vancouver Island, British Columbia where he practices a minimalist lifestyle and spends time following trails through parts of the rain forest.  He is a winner of the Akita International Haiku Award, Japan

1 comment:

  1. A simile is effectively established between the two parts of the haiku. And Ls 1&2 remind me of one of Jesus' famous parables, "New Wine into Old Wineskins."

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