Butterfly Dream: Lights Out Haiku by Peggy Willis Lyles

English Original

summer night
we turn out all the lights
to hear the rain

To Hear the Rain: Selected Haiku of Peggy Lyles, 2002

Peggy Willis Lyles


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏天的夜晚
我們關掉所有的燈
傾聽雨聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏天的夜晚
我们关掉所有的灯
倾听雨声


Bio Sketch

Peggy Willis Lyles was born in Summerville, South Carolina, on September 17, 1939. She died in Tucker, Georgia on September 3, 2010. A former English professor, she was a leading haiku writer for over 30 years -- helping bring many readers and writers into the haiku community.