Saturday, June 6, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Shades of Purple Haiku by Elliot Nicely

English Original

darkness edges in
the shades of purple
in the killdeer's call

Modern Haiku, 49:1, 2018

Elliot Nicely


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

黑暗逼進
一隻美國千鳥啼叫聲中
的紫色陰影

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

黑暗逼进
一只美国千鸟啼叫声中
的紫色阴影 


Bio Sketch

Elliot Nicely is the author of two chapbooks: The Black Between Stars (Crisis Chronicles Press, 2017) and Tangled Shadows: Senryu and Haiku (Rosenberry Books, 2013). He resides in Lakewood, Ohio in the United States.

1 comment:

  1. A suspenseful moment with a surprising twist is keenly captured in this multi-sensory haiku about the killdeer, which is known for its shrill, wailing kill-deer call.

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