Butterfly Dream: Sanderlings Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

sanderlings …

a boy’s wind-up robot

chases the surf

bottle rockets, 44, 2021

Jo Balistreri

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

三趾鷸 ...

一個男孩的發條機器人

追逐著海浪

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

三趾鹬 ...

一个男孩的发条机器人

追逐着海浪

Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri continues to write haiku, thinks of it as life flow--trying to live in the present makes everything new everyday. She enjoys that  focus, and the challenge of trying to write to the heart of what's seen, losing herself in the process. 

Butterfly Dream: Falling Light Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

falling light

rinses over his face ...

father at the sink

tinywords, 19:2, January, 27, 2020

Jo Balistreri

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

沉落的陽光

洗滌他的臉 ...

父親在水槽邊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

沉落的阳光

洗涤他的脸 ...

父亲在水槽边

Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri continues to write haiku, thinks of it as life flow--trying to live in the present makes everything new everyday. She enjoys that  focus, and the challenge of trying to write to the heart of what's seen, losing herself in the process. 

Butterfly Dream: Ash Tree Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

the ash tree silver from sun rising crows

Modern Haiku, 51:2, Spring/Summer, 2020

Jo Balistreri

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

陽光下銀色的白蠟樹一群烏鴉飛升起來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

阳光下银色的白蜡树一群乌鸦飞升起来

Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri continues to write haiku, thinks of it as life flow--trying to live in the present makes everything new everyday. She enjoys that  focus, and the challenge of trying to write to the heart of what's seen, losing herself in the process. 

Butterfly Dream: Bridges of Light Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

late afternoon

mangrove to mangrove

into bridges of light

Presence, 70, 2021

Jo Balistreri

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

下午晚些時候

從紅樹林到紅樹林

進入光之橋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

下午晚些时候

从红树林到红树林

进入光之桥

Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri enjoys the process of writing and carries her notebook everywhere. Zoom too has been a wonderful way to communicate with other poets. She was honored in A New Resonance 12, 2021. She also received an honorable mention in the Gene Murtha Memorial Contest, 2021. 

Butterfly Dream: Covid Spikes Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

 

covid spikes

a barbed-wire fence

in morning light

First Place, Illinois State Poetry Society Poetry Contest

Jo Balistreri 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冠狀病毒案例大增

在晨光中

一大片的鐵絲網

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冠状病毒案例大增

在晨光中

一大片的铁丝网

Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri is grateful for the haiku community and the ability to keep writing.

Butterfly Dream: Flag-Draped Casket Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

flag-draped casket
the diminishing skirl
of bagpipes

Akitsu, spring 2018

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

覆蓋國旗的棺材
不斷減弱風笛刺耳
的哭泣聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

覆盖国旗的棺材
不断减弱风笛刺耳
的哭泣声音


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri is grateful for the haiku community and the ability to keep writing

Butterfly Dream: Streetlight Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

roasting chestnuts
the streetlight circled
in scent

Akitso, winter 2017

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

烤栗子
香味圍繞著
路燈

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

烤栗子
香味围绕着
路灯


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Whitecaps Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

whitecaps
against the pier --
his angry words

brass bell, September 2017

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一波波白浪
衝撞著碼頭護牆 --
他的氣話

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一波波白浪
冲撞着码头护墙 --
他的气话


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Sandhill Cranes Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

at the edge
of a crescent moon
sandhill cranes

The Heron’s Nest, 19:3, September 2017

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

接近蛾眉月
的邊緣
一群沙丘鶴

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

接近蛾眉月
的边缘
一群沙丘鹤


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Starlings Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

weaving tree to tree
a skein
of starlings

akitso, winter 2017

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

從一棵樹
連接到另一棵樹
一群椋鳥

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

从一棵树
连接到另一棵树
一群椋鸟


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Red Fox Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

falling snow
the dark curve
of a red fox’s tail

The Heron’s Nest, 17:1, March, 2015

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

正在下雪
一隻紅狐狸尾巴
的深色曲線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

正在下雪
一只红狐狸尾巴
的深色曲线


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Whistle Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

father’s whistle in a blade of grass

The Heron's Nest, 17:4, December 2015

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

父親的哨聲回響在一片草葉中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

父亲的哨声回响在一片草叶中


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.

Butterfly Dream: Fractured Moonlight Haiku by Jo Balistreri

English Original

a nightingale
trills in the fog
fractured moonlight

A Hundred Gourds, 4:2, March 2015

Jo Balistreri


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻夜鶯
在霧中顫抖的聲音
斷裂的月光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只夜莺
在雾中颤抖的声音
断裂的月光


Bio Sketch

Jo Balistreri began writing haiku in 2014.  She has two books of poetry published by Bellowing Ark Press and two chapbooks by Tiger's Eye Press and is grateful, but she has found her happiness with the haiku community. They have been generous with hospitality, encouragement and time. Jo sees haiku as a way of life she wants to live within.