English Original
October rain --
the boulevard paved
in red and gold
Simply Haiku, 4:2, Summer 2006
Denis M. Garrison
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
十月雨 --
林蔭大道鋪成
紅色和金色
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
十月雨 --
林荫大道铺成
红色和金色
Bio Sketch
Denis M. Garrison was born in Iowa, USA, and 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.
There is a "cause and effect relationship" implied between L1, "October rain" and Ls 2&3, "red and gold" fallen leaves.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the jux. is fresh and visually and emotionally evocative, and the C&E is implicit.
Therefore, a fine shasei (sketch from [urban] life) haiku infused with evocative imagery!