English Original
first snowfall
I feel my beard
growing whiter
Brian Zimmer
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
第一場雪
我覺得我的鬍子
越來越白
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
第一场雪
我觉得我的胡子
越来越白
Bio Sketch
Brian Zimmer wrote from the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. His work had appeared in various international print and online journals. He took inspiration from a variety of sources, including the ancient Japanese poetic-diary (utanikki) and free-form, poetic "essay" (zuihitsu).
L1 sets the the scene and mood while enhanced by this emotive verb, "feel" (not "see") in L2 , L3 is layered with multiple meanings.
ReplyDeleteThis fine mood haiku was the last one written and posted on Twitter by Brian, who passed away on November 5th, 2014, the year in which an early snowfall arrived.