Sunday, February 15, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Monarch Haiku by Karen O’Leary

English Original

the velvet
of a monarch ...
mom's heart

Karen O’Leary


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


帝王蝶
的天鵝絨般翅膀 ...
母親的心意

Chinese Translation (Simplified)


帝王蝶
的天鹅绒般翅膀 ...
母亲的心意


Bio Sketch

Karen O’Leary is a writer and editor from West Fargo, ND. She has published poetry in a variety of venues including Frogpond, A Hundred Gourds, Haiku Pix, Sharpening the Green Pencil 2014,  and Poems of the World. She currently edits an online poetry journal called Whispers .

17 comments:

  1. Karen's effective juxtaposition opens up the interpretative space between reader and text, and combined with the symbolically rich "monarch," the texture of velvet enhances the sensory aspect of the poem.

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  2. Dear Chen-ou,

    Thank you for publishing my poem and for your thoughtful comments. It is such a pleasure to be a part of this beautiful online journal.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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  3. I agree. Karen writes with a wonderful sure and positive result. Her words balanced together speak volumes! Sheri

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  4. Dear Sheri,

    Thank you so much for your kind words. Your support and encouragement is greatly appreciated.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  5. Thank you, Barbara Tate, for the following--

    Congratulations! I'm looking forward to submitting. I feel so fortunate to have found such a wonderful Haiku family. Thank you and Congratulations again--Barbara

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  6. Dear Barbara,

    This is a beautiful site and wonderful place to share haiku. Hope to see you published here soon.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  7. Congratulations, Karen! How wonderful to see your work in English and Chinese!

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    1. Dear Marianne,

      Thank you for your congrats! I appreciate your support and encouragement.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  8. Karen,
    This is beautiful! Chen-ou, you should advertise on Karen's website how one can submit.
    Sincerely,
    David Fox

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    1. Dear David,

      Thank you so much for your kind words. Hope to see a poem by you published here sometime too.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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  9. Karen, what a joy to read your beautiful Haiku here on Chen-ou's wonderful "Never Ending Journey". I loved the Chinese interpretation which adds to the beauty of your poem. So glad you could share this lovely site with all of us from "Whispers".

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  10. Dear Charlene,

    Thank you for your kind words my friend. I appreciate all the support and encouragement you give me. What a blessing you are.

    Love,
    Karen

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  11. Karen, Sheri, Barbara, Marianne, David, and Charlene:

    Many thanks for sharing your thoughts.

    And look forward to reading your haiku/tanka.

    For more info. about submission guidelines, see "2015 Butterfly Dream: Call for Haiku Submissions," http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2015/01/2015-butterfly-dream-call-for-haiku.html, and "2015 One Man’s Maple Moon: Call for Tanka Submissions," http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/2015/01/2015-one-mans-maple-moon-call-for-tanka.html

    Chen-ou

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  12. Dear Chen-ou,

    Thank you so much for the invitation and for publishing my haiku. I appreciate all you do for the writing community.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  13. Rarely does a haiku come with such intensity, and display so much resolve.
    It is good to see Karen's work her. She is an inspiration to us all.

    Myke Todd

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  14. Rarely does a haiku come with such intensity, and display so much resolve.
    It is good to see Karen's work her. She is an inspiration to us all.

    Myke Todd

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    1. Dear Michael,

      I am humbled and very grateful for your kind words. Wow! Thank you doesn't seem to be enough but it's all I have. This really brightened my day.

      Blessings,
      Karen

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