Saturday, November 30, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Lifeline Haiku by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

morning dew
i trace my son's
                         lifeline

Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013

H. Gene Murtha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

清晨露珠
我的手指追溯我兒子的
                                    生命線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

清晨露珠
我的手指追溯我儿子的
                                    生命线


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. Juxtaposed with the visually evocative and symbolically rich image of morning dew (l1), Ls 2&3, "I trace my son's/ lifeline," add emotional significance and psychological depth to the haiku.

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