Sunday, May 18, 2025

Butterfly Dream: Grief Haiku by Christine L.Villa

English Original

tumbling leaves ...
I drift where grief
takes me today


Christine L. Villa


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

落葉飄落 ...
今天我跟隨悲傷
漂流到它所在之處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

落叶飘落 ...
今天我跟随悲伤
漂流到它所在之处


Bio Sketch

An animated story teller and an artist by nature, Christine L. Villa dabbles in children's writing, Japanese short-form poetry, and photography. She is the founder and editor of Frameless Sky -- a video journal showcasing poets, artists, and musicians in collaborative projects. She blogs her haiku, tanka, and haiga at Blossom Rain.

2 comments:

  1. There is an implied simile effectively established between L1 and Ls 2&3, and the good choice of verbs, "tumbling" and "drift," add emotional weight and psychological depth to this grief haiku.

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

    a drift of leaves
    memories I hold on to
    and those I let go

    The Bamboo Hut, 2, 2021

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  2. Lovely. I have a copy of that book

    Much♡love

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