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 Acorn, Akitsu Quarterly, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, tinywords, and The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 and 2019. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Confinement Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

winter confinement

cockleshells

collecting moonlight

Blithe Spirit, 30, 1,2020

Lucy Whitehead

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬季禁閉

一排海扇殼

聚集月光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬季禁闭

一排海扇壳

聚集月光

Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead writes free verse and haiku. Her haiku have been published in various international journals and anthologies including Acorn, Akitsu Quarterly, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, tinywords, and The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 and 2019. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Wheelchair Tai Chi Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

wheelchair tai chi

a dragonfly

flexes its wings

tinywords, 19:2, January 8 2020

Lucy Whitehead

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

輪椅太極拳

一隻蜻蜓

緩慢地彎曲它的翅膀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

轮椅太极拳

一只蜻蜓

缓慢地弯曲它的翅膀

Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead writes free verse and haiku. Her haiku have been published in various international journals and anthologies including Acorn, Akitsu Quarterly, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, tinywords, and The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018 and 2019. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Tin Can Phone Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

windswept beach

my father's voice at the end

of a tin can phone

Presence, 64, July 2019

Lucy Whitehead

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

大風吹過的海灘

在錫罐電話線的另一端

是我父親聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

大风吹过的海滩

在锡罐电话线的另一端

是我父亲声音

 

 

Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead's haiku have been published in Acorn, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Otata, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, and tinywords among other journals and in various anthologies including a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Bath House Gossip Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

swirls of steam
from the hot springs
bath house gossip

Honorable Mention, 8th Setouchi Matsuyama Photo-Haiku Contest, 2019

Lucy Whitehead

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

漩渦狀蒸汽

來自溫泉浴室

的八卦消息

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

漩涡状蒸汽

来自温泉浴室

的八卦消息

 

 

Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead's haiku have been published in Acorn, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Otata, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, and tinywords among other journals and in various anthologies including a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Prayer Beads Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

the click

of crystal prayer beads

winter rain

Otata, 38, February, 2019

Lucy Whitehead

 

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

水晶念珠

的咔嗒聲

冬雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

水晶念珠

的咔嗒声

冬雨

 

 

Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead's haiku have been published in Acorn, Autumn Moon Haiku, bones, Frogpond, hedgerow, Modern Haiku, Otata, Presence, Prune Juice, The Heron's Nest, and tinywords among other journals and in various anthologies including a hole in the light: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2018. Twitter @blueirispoetry.

Butterfly Dream: Tea Ceremony Haiku by Lucy Whitehead

English Original

tea ceremony
a plum blossom drifts
into my cup

First Place, 2018 Australian Haiku Society Spring Haiga Kukai

Lucy Whitehead


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

茶會
一朵梅花飄進
我的杯子裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

茶会
一朵梅花飘进
我的杯子里


Bio Sketch

Lucy Whitehead's haiku have been published in journals such as Akitsu Quarterly, Blithe Spirit, Cattails, Chrysanthemum, Frogpond, hedgerow, The Heron's Nest, Otata, and Under the Basho and they appear in two anthologies. She received first place in the Australian Haiku Society Spring 2018 Haiga Kukai. Her Twitter handle is @blueirispoetry.