English Original
train journey
the spreadsheet
of city lights
Stardust, 22, October 2018
Alan Summers
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
火車旅行
城市燈光看起來像是
展開的電子表格
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
火车旅行
城市灯光看起来像是
展开的电子表格
Bio Sketch
Alan Summers is President of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page. He enjoys watching classic episodes of Dr. Who, all over again, as his ten year old nephew has discovered them for himself. Website: www.callofthepage.org
L1, [most likely to be a high-speed] "train" journey, sets the theme and mood while the use of a spreadsheet/"electronic" document simile for "city lights" in Ls 2&3 makes this urban life haiku visually luring and emotionally and atmospherically effective.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a comparative reading of my train haiku below:
midnight train
a lone winter star
travels with me
Last Train Home, 2018
Thank you!
DeleteLovely haiku by you.
warm regards,
Alan