cherry petals
on my cheek
I turn the other
Sakura Award, 2013 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational
Note: Turning the Other Cheek originates from the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament. In Chapter 5of the Gospel of Matthew, an alternative for "an eye for an eye" is given by Jesus:
38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Butterfly Dream: Dead Cat Haiku by Michael McClintock
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*English Original*
dead cat ...
open-mouthed
to the pouring rain
*The Haiku Anthology*, 1986
Michael McClintock
*Chinese Translation (Traditional)*
一隻死...