Monday, July 10, 2017

Butterfly Dream: First Tourist Haiku by Kishor Matte

English Original

first tourist
at the hotel gate
a butterfly

Kishor Matte


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

第一位遊客
在酒店大門口
一隻蝴蝶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

第一位遊客
在酒店大门口
一只蝴蝶


Bio Sketch

Kishor Matte is new to short form poetry. He has published one poem in Jar of Stars and one haiku on NeverEnding Story. Some of his poems were posted on Twitter. He also writes short poems in both Hindi and Marathi.

2 comments:

  1. L3 surprises and delights me. And the pivotal second line offers two different readings (the first tourist is a butterfly; the first tourist and a butterfly at the hotel gate) that effectively enhance the mood of the travel season.

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