Thursday, April 2, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Lilac Haiku by Carole MacRury

English Original

lilac in full bloom --
bees bumping
into bees  

Haiku Canada Members' Anthology , 2012

Carole MacRury


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

盛開的丁香花 --
一群蜜蜂碰撞
一群蜜蜂

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

盛开的丁香花 --
一群蜜蜂碰撞
一群蜜蜂


Bio Sketch

Carole MacRury resides in Point Roberts, Washington, a unique peninsula and border town that inspires her work.  She is the author of In the Company of Crows: Haiku and Tanka Between the Tides (Black Cat Press, 2008, 2nd Printing, 2018) and The Tang of Nasturtiums, an award-winning e-chapbook (Snapshot Press 2012).  

3 comments:

  1. L1 sketches an evocative mid-spring scene while Ls 2&3 enhance not only the "hai" aspect of the haiku but also the visually and emotionally suggestive power.

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  2. Thank you Chen-ou for translating my haiku into Chinese and for your lovely comments.

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