loneliness
grabs me
by the balls
my mind
begins to tremble
a poem
is thrown out
of my shadow
Honorable Mention, 2013 Ultra Short Poem Competition
held by The Ontario Poetry Society
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...