Monday, August 19, 2024

Butterfly Dream: Swollen Belly Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

ripening strawberries
another kick
from my swollen belly

Modern Haiku, 51:3, 2020

Lucy Whitehead


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

成熟的草莓
來自我腫脹肚子裡
的另一個踢腿

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

成熟的草莓
来自我肿胀肚子里
的另一个踢腿


Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead writes free verse and haiku. Her haiku have been published in various international journals and anthologies including AcornAkitsu QuarterlyAutumn Moon HaikubonesFrogpondhedgerowModern HaikuPresencePrune JuiceThe Heron's Nesttinywords, and The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 and 2019. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

1 comment:

  1. The shift, thematic and multi-sensory, in L3 makes this haiku fresh and heartwarming.

    And my haiku below could be read as a sequel to Lucy's:

    waiting room
    a close look at the curve
    of my wife's belly

    Ephemerae,1, 2018

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