Thursday, April 30, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Phoenix Tattoo Haiku

English Original

flower moon ...
her fingertips trace the curves
of his phoenix tattoo

Rebecca Drouilhet


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

花月...
她的指尖繞行
他鳳凰紋身的曲線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

花月...
她的指尖绕行
他凤凰纹身的曲线


Bio Sketch

Rebecca Drouilhet is a 59-year-old retired registered nurse.  Her haiku and tanka have appeared in numerous print and electronic journals.  In 2012, she won a Sakura award in the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational.  She and her husband, Robert Michael Drouilhet have written a book of haiku titled Lighting a Path.

1 comment:

  1. L1 establishes the seasonal context of the poem, emotionally resonating with enticing Ls 2&3 that touch the reader deeply. The symbolically rich phrases, "flower moon" and "phoenix tattoo," successfully create aesthetic and emotional appeal.

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