English Original
the groom
waiting for the bride
a church mouse
Mike Gallagher
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
新郎
正在等待新娘
一隻教堂老鼠
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
新郎
正在等待新娘
一只教堂老鼠
Bio Sketch
Mike Gallagher is an Irish poet who, although coming late to poetry and even later to the wonderful world of haiku, has had much more success than he ever expected in both forms and consistently makes the Top 100 list of haiku poets in Europe.
Ls 1&2 set the theme and mood while unexpected yet visually and emotionally "unpleasant" L3 works well as a twist, enhancing the "hai" aspect of this wedding haiku.
ReplyDeleteAnd it might be interesting to do a thematic comparison reading of the following haiku:
wedding bells
the seat next to mine
empty yet again
NeverEnding Story, September 27, 2023
Padmini Krishnan