Butterfly Dream: Chinese Whispers Haiku by Gregory Piko

English Original

her grandson’s lips
just a little like hers
Chinese whispers

First Prize, 2011 New Zealand Poetry Society’s Haiku Competition

Gregory Piko


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她孫子的嘴唇
有一點像她的嘴唇
耳語遊戲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她孙子的嘴唇
有一点像她的嘴唇
耳语游戏


Bio Sketch

Gregory Piko's haiku have been awarded Second Prize in the 'Kusamakura' International Haiku Competition, received a Touchstone Award from The Haiku Foundation, won first prize in the New Zealand Poetry Society’s International Haiku Competition and appeared in Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years. Gregory blogs at www.gregorypiko.com.

Butterfly Dream: Dusk Haiku by Gregory Piko

English Original

a crow at dusk --
ink sinks deeper
into the page

The Heron’s Nest, 12:1, March 2010

Gregory Piko


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

昏鴉 --
墨水更深地
滲入頁面

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

昏鸦 --
墨水更深地
渗入页面


Bio Sketch

Gregory Piko's haiku have been awarded Second Prize in the 'Kusamakura' International Haiku Competition, received a Touchstone Award from The Haiku Foundation, won first prize in the New Zealand Poetry Society’s International Haiku Competition and appeared in Haiku in English: The First Hundred Years. Gregory blogs at www.gregorypiko.com.