Butterfly Dream: Woodpecker Haiku by Marianne Paul

English Original

now and again
around the trunk a flash
of woodpecker

cattails, May 2016

Marianne Paul


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一次又一次
在樹幹附近一隻啄木鳥
一剎那閃現

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一次又一次
在树干附近一只啄木鸟
一刹那闪现


Bio Sketch

Marianne Paul is a Canadian novelist and poet who now focuses on short-form poetry, primarily haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga and haibun. She was the winner of the inaugural Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Competition, multi-media category. Besides writing, Marianne's other passions are kayaking and trail walking. Read more at www.literarykayak.com.