Monday, November 23, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Starlight Haiku by Goran Gatalica

English Original

starlight --
first snowflakes falling
in a blur

Presence, 63, 2019

Goran Gatalica


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

星光燦爛  --
第一場雪花
朦朧地飄落

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

星光灿烂 --
第一场雪花
朦胧地飘落


Bio Sketch

Born in Virovitica, Croatia, 1982, Goran Gatalica got both physics and chemistry degrees from the University of Zagreb, and proceeded directly to a PhD program after graduation. He has published poetry, haiku, and prose in literary magazines, journals, and anthologies.  He is a member of the Croatian Writers’ Association.

1 comment:

  1. Goran's haiku is tightly structured with an emotional undercurrent that runs through these arresting images of starlight and falling snowflakes. And unexpected yet vocative L3 works well on two levels, visual and emotional. that carry symbolic significance.

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