English Original
summer storm
the steaming road full
of hopping frogs
Simply Haiku, 4:2, Summer 2006
Denis M. Garrison
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
夏日風暴
在冒著熱氣的道路上到處
都是青蛙跳來跳去
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
夏日风暴
在冒着热气的道路上到处
都是青蛙跳来跳去
Bio Sketch
Denis M. Garrison, from Iowa, now lives in Maryland. His childhood was spent in Japan, youth in Europe, Africa and western Pacific. His poetry’s widely published. Garrison’s print collections include First Winter Rain, Eight Shades of Blue, Hidden River, Sailor in the Rain and Other Poems, and Fire Blossoms.
L1 sets the tone and mood while unexpected yet visually evocative L3 makes this summer haiku fresh and emotionally effective.
ReplyDeleteA fleeting moment before the storm is keenly captured in this imagistic haiku.