English Original
wedding bells
the seat next to mine
empty yet again
Padmini Krishnan
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
婚禮鐘聲
我旁邊的座位
又空了
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
婚礼钟声
我旁边的座位
又空了
Bio Sketch
Padmini Krishnan was raised in India and now resides in Dubai, UAE. Her poems and short stories have appeared in Stonecrop Review, Page & Spine, tinywords, and The Literary Yard among others. Her e-chapbook, Pinewood Hills, was published in Proletaria.
L1 sets the theme and mood while unexpected yet visually and emotionally poignant L3 makes this wedding haiku effective as a bitingly insightful glimpse into the social dynamics of these wedding guests.
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