Friday, March 4, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Winter's Grip Haiku by Marilyn Fleming

English Original

winter’s grip
a taste of bark
in the venison

Runner Up,  2014 Golden Haiku Contest

Marilyn Fleming


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

籠罩在嚴冬之下
鹿肉有些
樹皮的味道

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

笼罩在严冬之下
鹿肉有些
树皮的味道


Bio Sketch

Marilyn Fleming was born and raised on a farm in Wisconsin USA.  Her poetry has been published in various journals, and anthologies including Frogpond, Modern Haiku, NeverEnding Story, and Cattails. She has a special interest in haiku and tanka, and won her first prize in the Hildegarde Janzen Oriental Forms Award in 1988. To read more of her work, please visit www.marilynflemingpoet.wordpress.com

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the seasonal and emotional context while the gustatory image in Ls 2&3 enhances the tone and mood of the poem.

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