English Original
hard frost
a dumpster's lid
slams shut
The Heron's Nest, 11:1, March 2009
H. Gene Murtha
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
凍霜
垃圾箱的蓋子
大力地關閉
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
冻霜
垃圾箱的盖子
大力地关闭 Bio Sketch
H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.
L1 depicts a harsh winter scene while Ls 2&3 enhance the tone and mood of the haiku.
ReplyDeleteAnd my haiku below could be read as a sequel to H. Gene Murtha's:
silhouetted
against the winter moon
a dumpster diver
NeverEnding Story, April 7, 2019