Butterfly Dream: Ancient Eyes Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

from the temple

of her beggar’s shawl

ancient eyes

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 22 2014

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

來自她的乞丐披肩

充當神廟

古老的眼睛

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

来自她的乞丐披肩

充当神庙

古老的眼睛

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

One Man's Maple Moon: Laughter and Wit Tanka by Marian Olson

English Original 

something about him

opens the doors of my ears 

and I listen --

beyond his laughter and wit

a man who weeps

A Hundred Gourds, 1:2, March 2012

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

他的性格特點

打開了我的耳朵

使我注意聆聽 --

除了他的笑聲和智慧之外

他是一個會哭的男人

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

他的性格特点

打开了我的耳朵

使我注意聆听 --

除了他的笑声和智慧之外

他是一个会哭的男人

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, andMoondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Poetic Musings: Dawn Moon Haiku by Marian Olson

dawn moon

quiet mind, quiet

embers in the ash

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 9, 2014

Marian Olson

Commentary: Enhanced by the midline break, the use of repetition of "quite," when juxtaposed with visually evocative and symbolically rich images of "dawn moon" and "embers in the ash," is fresh and psychologically effective, successfully conveying a sense of "contemplative calmness."

And it might be interesting to do a thematic comparison reading of my haiku below:

hazy day moon

alone, awake with the weight

of memory

PoemHunter, Feb. 17, 2013

The past is never dead. It's not even past.

― William Faulkner, "Requiem for a Nun"

Butterfly Dream: Dawn Moon Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

dawn moon

quiet mind, quiet

embers in the ash

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 9, 2014

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

黎明月亮

心靜則靜

灰燼中的餘燼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

黎明月亮

心静则静

灰烬中的余烬

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Day of the Dead Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

the child licks

a candy skull

Day of the Dead

Sketches of Mexico, 2012

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個小孩舔

一顆糖果頭骨

亡靈節

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个小孩舔

一颗糖果头骨

亡灵节

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Thoughts & Moon Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

thoughts of other nights

              somewhere for you too

this moon

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 16, 2014

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

想念其他的夜晚

        也有適合你的地方

今晚這個月亮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

想念其他的夜晚

        也有适合你的地方

今晚这个月亮

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Fighting Trout Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

90 this year

the fisherman reels in

a fighting trout

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, May 2 2014

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

今年九十歲

一位漁夫收線拉入

一條搏鬥的鱒魚

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

今年九十岁

一位渔夫收线拉入

一条搏斗的鳟鱼

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

One Man's Maple Moon: Love Tanka by Marian Olson

English Original 

irrefutable

his love

her love

the setting sun

the rising moon

A Hundred Gourds, 3:1 December 2013

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

無可辯駁的

他的愛

她的愛

下山的太陽

升起的月亮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

无可辩驳的

他的爱

她的爱

下山的太阳

升起的月亮

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, andMoondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Poetic Musings: Ocean Fog Haiku by Marian Olson

ocean fog --

in a patch of blue

an island drifts by

Sketches of Mexico, 2012

Marian Olson

Commentary: In this cinematic haiku, L1 functions like an establishing shot, an extreme wide shot used to set up the context for the scene ahead (Ls 2&3) that informs the audience where the action will be taking place.

And Ls 2&3 act like a pan shot, a ["slow," in the case of this haiku as indicated in the concluding words, "drifts by"] horizontal camera movement where the camera pivots left or right while its base remains in a fixed location.

This is a visually and emotionally evocative imagist haiku not in or for the moment, but for a state of mind or mood.

FYI: For more about cinematic haiku, see "To the Lighthouse" post, Arranged Marriage of Haiku and Cinema and "Dark Wings of the Night" post, Sergei Eisenstein's View of Haiku as Montage Phrases/Shot Lists

Butterfly Dream: Ocean Fog Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

ocean fog --

in a patch of blue

an island drifts by

Sketches of Mexico, 2012

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海霧 --

在一片藍色的霧氣中

一座島嶼漂過

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海雾 --

在一片蓝色的雾气中

一座岛屿漂过

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

One Man's Maple Moon: White Cross Tanka by Marian Olson

English Original 

on the windy hill

beneath the buckeye tree

a white cross

where her boy plays baseball

night and day

A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, December 2011 

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在大風的小丘上

七葉樹下

一個白色的十字架

是她兒子日日夜夜

打棒球的地方

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在大风的小丘上

七叶树下

一个白色的十字架

是她儿子日日夜夜

打棒球的地方

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

One Man's Maple Moon: Bill Evans Tanka by Marian Olson

English Original 

locked windows

and a dead bolt

used to comfort her;

tonight on the 9th floor

she plays some Bill Evans 

A Hundred Gourds, 1:1, December 2011

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

封鎖的窗戶

和一個釘死的螺栓

用來安慰她；

今晚獨居在九樓

她播放比爾埃文斯的爵士歌曲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

封锁的窗户

和一个钉死的螺栓

用来安慰她；

今晚独居在九楼

她播放比尔埃文斯的爵士歌曲

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

One Man's Maple Moon: Noise Tanka by Marian Olson

English Original 

these days the noise

of freeway traffic

erases

the rooster's bright song

that once welcomed dawn

Kaleidoscope, 2017

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這些日子

高速公路交通的噪音

消除了

曾經迎接黎明

公雞的明亮歌聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这些日子

高速公路交通的噪音

消除了

曾经迎接黎明

公鸡的明亮歌声

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Sea Wall Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

no gulls today

high waves explode

on the sea wall

bottle rockets, 11, 2004

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

沒有海鷗縱跡

巨浪衝撞海堤

爆發四散

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

没有海鸥纵迹

巨浪冲撞海堤

爆发四散

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Landscape Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

winter landscape

one more raven flaps out

of her paintbrush 

The Heron's Nest, 4:3, 2002

Marian Olson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬季景觀

又一隻烏鴉

從她的畫筆飛了出去

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬季景观

又一只乌鸦

从她的画笔飞了出去

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Wrinkle Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

full moon --

I iron a wrinkle

into his pants

Frogpond, 24:1, 2001

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

滿月 --

我熨平他的褲子

的皺紋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

满月 --

我熨平他的裤子

的皱纹

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Twilight Sun Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

twilight sun

slips into another

dark world

The Heron’s Nest,  4:8 August 2002

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

黃昏的落日

滑入另一個

黑暗世界

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

黄昏的落日

滑入另一个

黑暗世界

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Tea leaves Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

tea leaves settle --

the mess of his life

in a chipped cup

Presence, 23 May 2004

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

茶葉沉澱下來 --

他凌亂的生活展示

在一個有裂痕的杯子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

茶叶沉淀下来 --

他凌乱的生活展示

在一个有裂痕的杯子 

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance. Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Granite Headstone Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

granite headstone
the remains
of her stubbornness

Modern Haiku,  39:2, Summer 2008

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

花崗岩墓碑

她的

殘留的固執

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

花岗岩墓碑

她的

残留的固执

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.

Butterfly Dream: Love Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

the moon of our love just a sliver tonight

Haiku Canada Holographic Anthology, 2004

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我們摯愛的月亮今晚只是一小薄片

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我们挚爱的月亮今晚只是一小薄片

Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.