Butterfly Dream: Wrinkled Hand Haiku by Rajna Begović

English Original

Birds flying away.

Birds flying back.

My wrinkled hand.

Commendation, International Haiku Contest, 2011 

Rajna Begović

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

鳥兒飛走了,

鳥兒飛回來.

我佈滿皺紋的手.

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

鸟儿飞走了,

鸟儿飞回来.

我布满皱纹的手.

Bio Sketch

Rajna Begović, October 4, 1939 - August 15, 2011

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Rajna Begović was a retired physician at the time of her death. She was a member of the Haiku Society of Serbia and Montenegro. Her work has been included in a number of haiku collections, journals, and anthologies, and she was the recipient of many awards for haiku, waka, and haibun. She also wrote aphorisms, short stories, and classical poems. She lived in Belgrade, Serbia

Butterfly Dream: Winter Haiku by Rajna Begović

English Original

Winter sunshine
The smell of sprouted potatoes
in the cellar

Second Prize, Mainichi Haiku Contest 2005

Rajna Begović


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天的陽光
在地窖裡
發芽馬鈴薯的味道

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天的阳光
在地窖里
发芽马铃薯的味道


Bio Sketch

Rajna Begović, October 4, 1939 - August 15, 2011

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Rajna Begović was a retired physician at the time of her death. She was a member of the Haiku Society of Serbia and Montenegro. Her work has been included in a number of haiku collections, journals, and anthologies, and she was the recipient of many awards for haiku, waka, and haibun. She also wrote aphorisms, short stories, and classical poems. She lived in Belgrade, Serbia

One Man’s Maple Moon: River Tanka by Rajna Begović

English Original

the river doesn't care
if crimson leaves are scattered
along its bank
by the autumn wind,
but what if you start to cry ...

Sretenje, No. 2, 2008

Rajna Begović


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

河流並不在乎
是否紅葉被秋風
沿著河岸
吹散
但是如果你開始哭泣 ...

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

河流并不在乎
是否红叶被秋风
沿著河岸
吹散

但是如果你开始哭泣 ...

Bio Sketch

Rajna Begović, October 4, 1939 - August 15, 2011

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Rajna Begović was a retired physician at the time of her death. She was a member of the Haiku Society of Serbia and Montenegro. Her work has been included in a number of haiku collections, journals, and anthologies, and she was the recipient of many awards for haiku, waka, and haibun. She also wrote aphorisms, short stories, and classical poems. She lived in Belgrade, Serbia.

Butterfly Dream: Dried Meadow Haiku by Rajna Begović

English Original

Dried meadow
Bent shadows of an old woman
and her goat

Favourite Haiku, Haiku Reality, 2009

Rajna Begović


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

枯乾草地
老婦人和她的山羊
彎曲的身影

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

枯乾草地
老妇人和她山羊
弯曲的身影


Bio Sketch

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, Rajna Begović was a retired physician at the time of her death. She was a member of the Haiku Society of Serbia and Montenegro. Her work has been included in a number of haiku collections, journals, and anthologies, and she was the recipient of many awards for haiku, waka, and haibun. She also wrote aphorisms, short stories, and classical poems. She lived in Belgrade, Serbia.