Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Spring Thaw Haiku by Bob Lucky

English Original

spring thaw
my wife undresses
with the lights on            

Asahi Haikuist Network, 6 March 2015

Bob Lucky


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春天融雪
我太太脫衣服時
開著燈

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春天融雪
我太太脱衣服时
开著灯


Bio Sketch

Bob Lucky is the author of the chapbook Ethiopian Time and the content editor at Contemporary Haibun Online. He lives in Saudi Arabia.

1 comment:

  1. The visually and emotionally resonant juxtaposition makes this sensual haiku effective and affecting, and on a second reading, the opening image, "spring thaw," successfully carries symbolic significance.

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