Butterfly Dream: Tea leaves Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

tea leaves settle --

the mess of his life

in a chipped cup

Presence, 23 May 2004

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

茶葉沉澱下來 --

他凌亂的生活展示

在一個有裂痕的杯子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

茶叶沉淀下来 --

他凌乱的生活展示

在一个有裂痕的杯子 

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.