Butterfly Dream: Turtle Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

this turtle ...

heat weaving in and

out of rocks

The Living Haiku Anthology, February 14 2016

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這隻烏龜 ...

暑氣在岩石間

穿梭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这只乌龟 ...

暑气在岩石间

穿梭

Bio Sketch

Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.

Butterfly Dream: Lanterns Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

starlight sky ...

the river lined

with lanterns

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, July 3, 2021

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

星空 ...

河岸一排排

的燈籠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

星空 ...

河岸一排排

的灯笼

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Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.

Butterfly Dream: Words and Petals Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

just words ...

petals floating

downriver

Mann Library’s Daily Haiku, July 15, 2021

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

只不過是言辭 ...

一片片飄落的花瓣

順流而下

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

只不过是言辞 ...

一片片飘落的花瓣

顺流而下

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Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.

One Man's Maple Moon: Buntis Woman Tanka by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

whispers

between the banks

of this river ...

a buntis woman's

water breaking

Jack Fruit Moon, 2009

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這條河

的兩岸之間

潺潺水聲在低語 ...

一名孕婦

的羊水破了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这条河

的两岸之间

潺潺水声在低语 ...

一名孕妇

的羊水破了

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Butterfly Dream: Walls Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

unable

to rest, the walls ...

evening chill

the Living Haiku Anthology, February 14 2016

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

無法

休息, 這些牆壁 ...

夜晚的寒冷

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

无法

休息, 这些墙壁 ...

夜晚的寒冷

Bio Sketch

Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.

One Man's Maple Moon: Shanties Tanka by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

I listen

to autumn speak

through waves ...

thinking of young girls

birthing in shanties

Jack Fruit Moon, 2009

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

透過一波波海浪

我傾聽

秋天的細語

想念著年輕的女孩

在棚戶區分娩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

透过一波波海浪

我倾听

秋天细语

想念着年轻的女孩

在棚户区分娩

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Biting NOT Barking: Dried Blood Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

dried blood ...

and the nearness

of dreams

Jack Fruit Moon, 2009

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

乾了血跡 ...

以及夢

的親近程度

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

干了血迹 ...

以及梦

的亲近程度

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One Man's Maple Moon: In Quiet Tanka by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

moored in quiet, 

i stare past the stars 

into a morning 

borrowed 

from your smile 

Fire Pearls: Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart, 2006

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

靜止不動,

我凝視夜空的星星

直到一個早晨

那是從你的微笑

借來的時間

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

静止不动,

我凝视夜空的星星

直到一个早晨

那是从你的微笑

借来的时间

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Butterfly Dream: Glass Shard Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

sultry night ...

a glass shard blinks

at the stars

Ambrosia, 5, Winter 2010

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

悶熱的夜晚 ...

玻璃碎片對著星星

閃爍不定

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

闷热的夜晚 ...

玻璃碎片对着星星

闪烁不定

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One Man's Maple Moon: Cabin Fever Tanka by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

cabin fever ...

bored out of my mind,

i pluck stars

from the sky and

eat them ... one by one

Modern English Tanka, 1:2, Winter 2006

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

幽居病 ...

無聊讓我心煩意亂

我從夜空中

摘下星星

一顆又一顆 ... 吃掉它們

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

幽居病 ...

无聊让我心烦意乱

我从夜空中

摘下星星

一颗又一颗 ... 吃掉它们

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Butterfly Dream: Cardboard Haiku by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

a lean-to

made of cardboard ...

winter rain

Ambrosia, 2, Winter 2009

Robert D. Wilson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

紙板做成

的簡易避難所 ...

冬雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

纸板做成

的简易避难所 ...

冬雨

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One Man's Maple Moon: Owl Tanka by Robert D. Wilson

English Original

as always,

the echoless flight

of owls...

slicing what’s left

of sanity

Selected Tanka, Gusts, #15, Spring/Summer 2012

Robert D. Wilson 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

如往常一樣

飛翔的貓頭鷹

寂靜無聲...

將殘存的神智

切成一片片

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

如往常一样

飞翔的猫头鹰

寂静无声...

将残存的神智

切成一片片

Bio Sketch

Robert D. Wilson is Co-Owner of Simply Haiku.