Monday, December 8, 2014

Butterfly Dream: Life and Death Haiku by Marianne Paul

English Original

falling snow --
the line between life
and death

Marianne Paul


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

飄落雪花
在生死一線
之間

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

飘落雪花
在生死一线
之间


Bio Sketch

Marianne Paul is a Canadian novelist and poet with a keen interest in Japanese-form minimalist poetry. Her haiku have been published in A Hundred Gourds, The Heron's Nest, Acorn, Modern Haiku, Gems, cattails, Bones, and Frozen Butterfly. She was a contributor to the Spring/Summer 2014 publishing cycle on Daily Haiku. You can learn more about her work at www.literarykayak.com

1 comment:

  1. In a world of one color, does the fine line between life and death exist? The jux. of the two parts of this philosophically inclined haiku stirs the reader's emotions and reflection.

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