Monday, March 29, 2021

Butterfly Dream: Attic Trunk Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson

English Original

childhood dreams
wrapped in white linen ...
attic trunk

Roberta Beach Jacobson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

童年的夢想
包裹在白色亞麻布裡面 ...
閣樓的行李箱

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

童年的梦想
包裹在白色亚麻布里面 ...
阁楼的行李箱


Bio Sketch

Roberta Beach Jacobson (http://www.robertajacobson.com) is a humorist from Iowa, USA. 

2 comments:

  1. In the language of dreams, the attic symbolizes one's subconscious mind, and it resonates well with one's "childhood dreams /wrapped in white linen." And the connotation of a trunk adds emotional weight to Roberta's middle-of-the-story haiku.

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  2. This conjours up a vivid picture with layers of meaning.

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