Saturday, December 12, 2015

Butterfly Dream: Starry Sky Haiku by Elizabeth Nicholls

English Original

jasmine flowers
perfume the night
starry sky

Creatrix, March 2011

Elizabeth Nicholls


Chinese Translation (Traditional)


茉莉花
使得夜晚充滿香味
星光燦爛的天空

Chinese Translation (Simplified)


茉莉花
使得夜晚充满香味
星光灿烂的天空


Bio Sketch

Elizabeth Nicholls lives on the shore of the Indian Ocean in Perth Western Australia.  She spends many hours walking along the rugged coastline, composing haiku in her head whilst keeping a lookout for dolphins and ocean birds. Elizabeth has been writing haiku for five years.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the zoom-out technique, the juxtaposed sensual images of showy white blooms (and their heavenly fragrance) and the starry sky unfold a night of love/romance.

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