Jörgen Johansson

Haiku in Swedish and English
Both language versions by the author

 

bländad av
långdistansskridskorna
på hennes axel

dazzled by
the long-distance skates
on her shoulder

 

 
klassträff
i entréhallen halkar vi
in i gamla roller

class reunion
in the entrance hall we all slip
into old roles

 

 
vindpinad morgon
makrillsfjäll
på fiskarens händer		 windswept morning
mackerel scales
on the fisherman’s hands

 

 
cirkus i stan
lång skugga av en dvärg
på styltor		 circus in town
the long shadow of a dwarf
on stilts

 

Jörgen Johansson was born in 1956 and has been writing haiku since 2002. His work has been published in prestigious anthologies. He feels most comfortable writing senryu.