Monday, February 18, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Evening Glow Haiku by Steliana Cristina Voicu

English Original

the way home ...
a cow's bell drips
the evening glow

Honorable Mention, 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest

Steliana Cristina Voicu


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

回家的路 ...
一頭牛的鈴鐺
滴下晚霞

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

回家的路 ...
一头牛的铃铛
滴下晚霞


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. L1 sets the scene while the multi-sensory image of a cow's bell drip[ping] the evening glow in Ls 2&3 makes this journey home haiku visually and emotionally effective.

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  2. Dear Chen-ou Liu,
    Thank you very much!
    Kind regards!

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