Monday, January 14, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Shooting Stars Haiku by Stella Pierides

English Original

shooting stars…
the fizz of champagne
on my tongue

2nd place, Shiki Kukai February 2012

Stella Pierides


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

流星
香檳嘶嘶聲
在我的舌尖

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

流星
香槟嘶嘶声
在我的舌尖


Bio Sketch

Born in Athens, Greece, Stella Pierides now divides her time between Neusäß, Germany and London, England. In her heart, she lives somewhere on the Aegean coast. She writes poetry and prose because she has to. Her work has been included in anthologies, in print, online journals and elsewhere. She has co-edited and contributed to Even Paranoids Have Enemies (Routledge), and Beyond Madness (JKP). Poetry book "in the Garden of Absence," Fruit Dove Press, Neusaess, 2012. She blogs at http://stellapierides.com/blog and tweets at http://Twitter.com/stellapierides.

2 comments:

  1. Stella's skillful use of synaesthesia greatly enhances the celebratory mood of the poem.

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  2. Congratulations, Stella - pop that cork! :)

    marion

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