Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Butterfly Dream: Huckleberries Haiku by Steliana Cristina Voicu

English Original

huckleberries --
capturing the night
in the jam jar

Honorable Mention, 2015 Betty Drevniok Awards

Steliana Cristina Voicu


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

越橘 --
這一晚沉浸
在果醬罐裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

越橘 --
这一晚沉浸
在果酱罐里


Bio Sketch

Steliana Cristina Voicu lives in Ploiesti, Romania and loves painting, poetry, Japanese culture, photography and astronomy. She has won the third prize in 2017 Le Prix Jocelyne Villeneuve, the first prize in the 2015 Fleeting Words Tanka Contest and other prizes. Her works have been published in numerous journals and anthologies.

2 comments:

  1. The delicious taste of L1, "huckleberries" is exemplified in this fresh, visually appealing phrase Ls 2&3, "capturing the night/in the jam jar." And Steliana's fine verb choice makes this haiku emotionally effective.

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    1. Dear Chen-ou,
      Thank you very much for translations and for your nice comment!
      Best wishes,
      Steliana

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