Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Butterfly Dream: Graveyard Watch Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi

English Original

graveyard watch
the rhythm of winter
in the old man's teeth

Presence, 67,  2020

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

墓園視察
老人的牙齒隨著
冬天的韻律打顫

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

墓园视察
老人的牙齿随着
冬天的韵律打颤


Bio Sketch

Srinivasa Rao Sambangi, a Master Black Belt in Six Sigma, is currently working in a pharma company in Hyderabad, India. His haiku are regularly published in all the leading haiku journals

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the theme and mood while the fresh and unexpected expression of winter cold in Ls 2&3 adds emotional weight to the haiku, highlighting the toughness of the job shown in L1.

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