Thursday, December 12, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Makeshift Tent-City Haiku by Marilyn Humbert

English Original

makeshift tent-city
wet washing drooping
between light poles

Failed Haiku, 2:23, 2017

Marilyn Humbert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

臨時帳篷城市
濕的衣物下垂
在燈桿之間

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

临时帐篷城市
湿的衣物下垂
在灯杆之间


Bio Sketch

Marilyn Humbert lives in the Northern suburbs of Sydney NSW Australia. Her tanka and haiku appear in international and Australian journals, anthologies and online. Some of her free verse poems have been awarded prizes in competitions and some have been published.

1 comment:

  1. An insightful glimpse into a tent-city life sketched in this understated yet sociopolitically conscious haiku.

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