Friday, August 26, 2022

Butterfly Dream: End of Summer Haiku by Peggy Heinrich

English Original

end of summer
the shape of his feet
in his sneakers

Honorable Mention, 2000 Harold G. Henderson Award

Peggy Heinrich


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏末
運動鞋內他腳印
的形狀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏末
运动鞋内他脚印
的形状


Bio Sketch

Peggy Heinrich's haiku had appeared in almost every haiku journal both nationally and internationally and in many anthologies. Awards include Top Prize in the Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest in both 2009 and 2010. Peeling an Orange, a collection of her haiku with photographs by John Bolivar, was published in 2009 by Modern English Tanka Press. Forward Moving Shadows, a collection of her tanka, with photographs by John Bolivar, was published in 2012.

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the theme and seasonal context while the image of understated Ls 2&3 is visaully and emotionally evocative, showing the mood of an outdoors person.

    And it might be interesting to do a thematic comparative reading of my haiku below:

    summer's end
    my footprints in the sand
    a little deeper

    Wednesday Haiku, 2015

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