Butterfly Dream: Oak Tree Roots Haiku by Jerome Berglund

English Original

exposed oak tree roots ...

how many times 

could I have been happy 

Jerome Berglund

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

裸露的橡樹根 ...

多少次

我是可以幸福快樂嗎

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

裸露的橡树根 ...

多少次

我是可以幸福快乐吗

Bio Sketch

Jerome Berglund has many tanka exhibited and forthcoming online and in print, most recently in Creative Inspirations, Five Fleas, Fresh Out, Ribbons, Songbirds, and Take 5ive.  His first full-length collection of poetry, Bathtub Poems, was released by Setu Press.

Butterfly Dream: Waving Flag Haiku by Jerome Berglund

English Original

waving flag

the energy it takes

to be angry

Shadow Pond Journal, December 11, 2023

Jerome Berglund

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

揮舞的旗幟

感到憤怒

所花費的精力

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

挥舞的旗帜

感到愤怒

所花费的精力

Bio Sketch

Jerome Berglund has published many haiku, haiga and haibun, most recently in bottle rockets, Frogpond, and Modern Haiku. His first collections Bathtub Poems and Funny Pages were just released by Setu and Meat For Tea Press, and a mixed media chapbook showcasing his fine art photography is available now from Yavanika.