English Original
power outage
the distant sound
of a saxophone
tinywords, 19:1, June 27, 2019
Mark Miller
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
停電
來自遠方
的薩克斯風音樂
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
停电
来自远方
的萨克斯風音乐
Bio Sketch
Mark Miller is an award-winning poet who has published over 300 haiku in international journals and anthologies, including Presence, Shamrock, Acorn, Frogpond, Akitsu Quarterly,The Heron’s Nest, Under the Basho and Windfall: Australian Haiku. He lives on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia.
L1 sets the theme and mood while unexpected yet uplifting L3 makes this haiku emotionally effective.
ReplyDeleteAnd the haiku below could be read as a sequel:
day moon
out of the subway entrance
a saxophone solo
Honorable Mention, 2017 Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Awards
Olivier Schopfer