Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Silence Haiku by Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy

English Original

silence at her end ...
the cord around my finger
coiling uncoiling

Blithe Spirit, 25:4,November 2015

Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她那一端的沉默 ...
我手指上的電話線
一會兒蜷曲,一會兒打開

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她那一端的沉默...
我手指上的电话线
一会儿蜷曲,一会儿打开


Bio Sketch

Shrikaanth Krishnamurthy is a psychiatrist from Bengaluru India,  living in England. A trained vocalist and a composer in Indian classical music, he writes in Kannada, Sankethi, Tamil and English languages. His haikai writings have been published in reputed journals and anthologies and won prizes, worldwide. He is currently the Editor of Blithe Spirit, journal of The British Haiku Society.

4 comments:

  1. A sense of unease/uncertainty is effectively conveyed through the emotionally resonant juxtaposition of silence and the telephone cord coiling and uncoiling

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  2. Anticipation well shown, Shrikaanth.

    Jan in Texas

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