Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Summer’s End Haiku by Joan Prefontaine

English Original

only our breathing
and the waves’ whispers
summer’s end

A Splash of Water: HSA Anthology, 2015

Joan Prefontaine


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

只有我們的呼吸聲
以及海浪的耳語
夏日尾聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

只有我们的呼吸声
以及海浪的耳语
夏日尾声


Bio Sketch

Joan Prefontaine lives in the mountains of central Arizona. She has taught creative writing and haiku classes at the high school and college levels. Her haiku have been published in many journals.

1 comment:

  1. The tonal shift in L3 makes this multi-sensory haiku emotionally effective, and I'm reminded of the following saying:

    Time flies when you're having fun.

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