Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Butterfly Dream: Christmas Night Haiku by Jerry Kilbride

English Original

christmas night
the silence behind
the wind

Haiku Moment: An Anthology of Contemporary North American Haiku

Jerry Kilbride


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

聖誕夜
大風後面
的沉默

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

圣诞夜
大风後面
的沉默


Bio Sketch

Jerry Kilbride (February 25, 1930 -- November 3, 2005) was a co-founder of the Haiku Poets of Northern California and the American Haiku Archives, and Vice-President of the Haiku Society of America, 1989. His haiku won numerous awards, including Museum of Haiku Literature Award, 1987; Japan Air Lines Haiku Conference Awards, First Prize, 1987; Henderson Awards, First Prize, 1987; Henderson Awards, Third Prize, 1988; Mainichi Daily News Awards, First Prize, 1989; and HPNC President's Gavel Award, 1991.

2 comments:

  1. L1 sets the thematic context while the multilayered expression, 'beyond the wind,' invests Ls 2&3 with metaphysical/religious significance.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Below is another Christmas haiku by Jerry Kilbride

    the nurse speaks of christmas
    red lights on the catscan
    go on and off

    ReplyDelete