English Original
starless
and yet
fireflies
Fireflies' Light, 24, September 2021
Lisbeth Ho
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
Translation result
無星之夜
然而
螢火蟲的閃光
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
无星之夜
然而
萤火虫的闪光
Bio Sketch
Lisbeth Ho, whose complete name is Elisabeth Holidaya, is a housewife. She currently resides in Salatiga, Indonesia. She loves reading and writing tanka, haiku, free verse poetry, and contemplative work. Her writings have appeared in various print and online journals and books. She also served as an editor of Antologi Tanka Indonesia 2019, the first tanka anthology in Indonesia.
L1 sets the scene and mood while the shift, thematic and visual, in Ls 2&3 makes this minimalist haiku both uplifting and emotionally effective.
ReplyDeleteAnd my haiku below could be read as its sequel:
one by one
fireflies escape my glass jar ...
starry night
Editor's First Choice Haiku, Sketchbook, July / August 2011