Saturday, March 25, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Lighthouse Haiku by Jan Dobb

English Original

s  t  a  r  s  . . .
on its rock a lighthouse
holding steady

A Hundred Gourds, 3:4, September 2014

Jan Dobb


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

繁 星 ...
一座燈塔站立在岩石上
堅穩定地支撐

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

繁星...
一座灯塔站立在岩石上
坚稳地支支撑


Bio Sketch

Jan Dobb lives in Canberra, Australia.  She has published three family history narratives, and her short stories have had some success in publication and competition.  Since 2010 however Jan has been captivated by the magic of haiku.

1 comment:

  1. The theme and the visual aspect of this concrete haiku are greatly enhanced by the use of inversion and the effective placement of L1, "stars."

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