Mark Ritchie

Haiku in French and English
Both versions by the author

 

renfermée, immobile
sur la poignée de ma chambre
attend la moustique

silent, motionless
on the door-knob of my room
the mosquito waits


Conakry, Guinea, August 2007

 

Mark Ritchie trained as a zoologist and spent some years studying insect life, mainly in Africa. Since 2001 he has worked as a freelance consultant, advising on the environmental implications of agricultural projects in developing countries. He lives in Kent, England.