nightfall
the demons
on time
micro haiku: three to nine syllables, 2014
George Swede
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
黃昏時刻
一大群惡魔
準時報到
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
黄昏时刻
一大群恶魔
准时报到
Bio Sketch
George Swede's most recent collections of haiku are Almost Unseen (Decatur, IL: Brooks Books, 2000), Joy In Me Still (Edmonton: Inkling Press, 2010) and micro haiku: three to nine syllables (Inspress, 2014). He is a former editor of Frogpond: Journal of the Haiku Society of America (2008-2012) and a former Honorary Curator of the American Haiku Archives (2008-2009).
L1 sets the scene and mood while Ls 2&3 effectively evoke a dark sense of humor. George's minimalist "haiku noir" could be read as a sequel to my "ghosts haiku" below:
ReplyDeletea fast
from sunrise to moonrise
ghosts of my past
NeverEnding Story, March 10, 2015
FYI: For further discussion on "haiku noir," see "To the Lighthouse: Haiku Noir," accessed at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.com/2014/07/to-lighthouse-haiku-noir.html