English Original
first snow ...
the old katana
glistens
Wales Haiku Journal, Winter 2019
Agus Maulana Sunjaya
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
初雪 ...
一把老武士刀
閃閃發光
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
初雪 ...
一把老武士刀
闪闪发光
Bio Sketch
Agus Maulana Sunjaya lives in Indonesia, teaching physics and mathematics at university. He has been writing English Language haiku for 3 years. Agus' works has appeared in Wales Haiku Journal, Akitsu Quarterly, NHK Masters, Under the Basho, etc. Agus also have won several comnendations in some haiku contests. Twitter: @agusmsunjaya
The contrasts, visual, emotional, and symbolic, between L1 and Ls 2&3 are thematically significant and thought-provoking, and it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of my haiku below (in the areas of seasonal symbolism and cultural significance of weaponry):
ReplyDeletethe sun glints on his revolver a falling leaf
Modern Haiku, 44:3, Autumn 2013