English Original
late sunlight
climbs the wall
cigarette by cigarette
Alone Tonight, 1998
Larry Kimmel
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
午後的陽光
在牆壁上爬行
一支接一支的香煙
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
午后的阳光
在墙壁上爬行
一支接一支的香烟
Bio Sketch
Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts. His most recent books are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).
The buildup to the last, unexpected line about chain smoking is visually and emotionally poignant.
ReplyDeleteAn effective midd-of-the-story mood haiku.
And it might be interesting to do a thematic comparative reading of my haiku below:
the red tip
of my cigarette
starless night
Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2018