Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Butterfly Dream: Spring Rain Haiku by Rachel Sutcliffe

English Original

spring rain
a child jumps
from cloud to cloud

Honorable Mention, 2018 Haiku Moment Award

Rachel Sutcliffe


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春雨
一個小孩從一朵雲
跳到另一朵雲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春雨
一个小孩从一朵云
跳到另一朵云 


Bio Sketch

Rachel Sutcliffe had suffered from a serious immune disorder for over 16 years; throughout  this time writing had been her therapy, and it kept her from going insane! She was an active member of the British Haiku Society and has been published in various journals including  Prune Juice, Failed Haiku and Hedgerow.

1 comment:


  1. A moment is keenly captured in this heartwarming spring haiku that depicts the simplicity of a child’s innocent joy.

    And I think the following poem could be read as a sequel:

    yesterday’s rain
    along a dirt path
    to the beach
    red boots and giggles
    run puddle to puddle

    Eucalypt, 17, 2014

    Susan Constable

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