Thursday, March 12, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Emptiness Haiku by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

pine dunes ...
i pour the emptiness
from a conch shell

Under the Basho, 2013

H. Gene Murtha


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

松樹叢沙丘 ...
從一個海螺殼內部
我倒出空虛

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

松树丛沙丘...
从一个海螺壳内部
我倒出空虚


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. Enhanced by the cinematic zoom-in technique, the juxtaposition of "pine dunes" and a "conch shell" is visually evocative, and "emptiness" in L2 is layered with multiple meanings, adding emotional weight and psychological depth to this mood haiku.

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