summer stillness
the play of light and shadow
on the wind chimes
To Hear the Rain, 2002
Peggy Willis Lyles
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
夏天的寂靜
在風鈴上光與影
的嬉戲
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
夏天的寂静
在风铃上光与影
的嬉戏
Bio Sketch
Peggy
Willis Lyles was born in Summerville, South Carolina, on September 17,
1939. She died in Tucker, Georgia on September 3, 2010. A former English
professor, she was a leading haiku writer for over 30 years -- helping
bring many readers and writers into the haiku community.
L1 sets the tone and mood of a seasonal scene while the evocative image of Ls 2&3 enhances the emotionally suggestive power of this summer haiku.
ReplyDeletePeggy's haiku works well as a sequel to the following poem:
Deletespring breeze
the wind chimes play
catch and release
Cattails, September 2016
Michael Henry Lee