Thursday, July 13, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Summer Orchestra Haiku by Keitha Keyes

English Original

summer orchestra
heavy on the percussion
swatting flies

Failed Haiku, 12, December 2016

Keitha Keyes


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏季樂團
主要憑恃它的打擊樂器
拍打蒼蠅

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏季乐团
主要凭恃它的打击乐器
拍打苍蝇


Bio Sketch

Keitha Keyes lives in Sydney but her heart is still in the Australian bush where she grew up. She mostly writes tanka, haiku and related genres, revelling in the inspiration, friendship and generosity of these writing communities. Her work appears in many print and online journals and anthologies.

1 comment:

  1. L3 surprises and gives me a good laugh. The jux. of "percussion" and "swatting flies" greatly enhances the "hai" (comic) aspect of the poem.

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