Butterfly Dream: Sparrow's Wing Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

the flick
of sparrow's wing
swirls of petals

Third Place, Ohanami International Division, 2016 International Haiku Contest

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

麻雀的翅膀
輕輕地拍動一下
花瓣漩渦般飄落

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

麻雀的翅膀
轻轻地拍动一下
花瓣漩涡般飘落 


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson is a community poet living in Fort Worth, TX. She is an award winning haiku poet with publishing credits in many of the world's leading haiku journals. Ms. Benson is a member of The British Haiku Society, and Poetry Society of Texas