Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Butterfly Dream: Afterlife Haiku by Carol Jones

English Original

this afterlife
in the secondhand shop
father's jacket

Carol Jones


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這個死後的生活
在二手店裡
找到父親的夾克

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这个死后的生活
在二手店里
找到父亲的夹克


Bio Sketch

Carol Jones lives and works on a farm in one of the South Wales valleys, UK. Although she hasn't the time to get involved in the wider environmental issues, she does document her own environment as she goes about her work.

1 comment:

  1. this afterlife
    in the secondhand shop
    father's jacket

    L 1 sets the theme while visually and emotionally evocative Ls 2&3 gives L1 a new meaning.

    And my haiku below could be read as a prequel to Carol's:

    the life beyond
    my father's grave ...
    leaf fall

    Wales Haiku Journal, Winter 2023

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