Thursday, April 12, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Raven Haiku by Jessica Malone Latham

English Original

a raven flies
from rooftop to rooftop
neighborhood gossip

Jessica Malone Latham


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻烏鴉從一個屋頂
飛到另一個屋頂
鄰里八卦

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只乌鸦从一个屋顶
飞到另一个屋顶
邻里八卦


Bio Sketch

Jessica Malone Latham: Author of cricket song: Haiku and Short Poems from a Mother's Heart and of the chapbook, clouds of light.
t. @rowdyprisoners     
w. jessicalatham.com  
b. rowdyprisoners.com

1 comment:

  1. The juxtaposition of a raven (a symbol of ill omen) and neighborhood gossip reminds me of a popular idiom:

    Rumors are flying.

    A fine 'slice-of-life' haiku.

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