Saturday, September 19, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Pumpkin Harvest Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

pumpkin harvest
the old straw-man
thinning

Highly Commended, 2017 Croatian Pumpkin Festival Contest

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

南瓜大豐收
老稻草人
變得單薄了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

南瓜大丰收
老稻草人
变得单薄了


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson was a Pushcart Prize nominated haiku poet. Her haiku were published in many of the world's leading haiku journals and magazines. Jan was a member of The World Haiku Association and Poetry Society of Texas. Jan's profile can be found on The Haiku Foundation "Poet Registry" and online at The Living Haiku Anthology.
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐September 19, 2020 at 5:03 PM

    The contrasts (visual, emotional, ...) between the image of row upon row of big,fat pumpkins evoked by L1 and the image of old straw-man/thinning of Ls 2&3 make this seasonal haiku effectively relatable.

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