Butterfly Dream: Coin-Shaped Eyes Haiku by Isabel Caves

English Original

door to door

the coin-shaped eyes

of a girl scout

Haiku Pea Podcast, Series 2, Episode 2

Isabel Caves

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

從一家到另一家

一名女童子軍

有錢幣形狀的眼睛

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

从一家到另一家

一名女童子军

有钱币形状的眼睛

Bio Sketch

Isabel Caves is a haiku poet living in Auckland, New Zealand. Her haiku have appeared in several journals including Stardust Haiku, Wales Haiku Journal and Femkumag. She is a regular contributor to the Haiku Pea Podcast.

One Man's Maple Moon: Fingers and Coins Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

our fingers
touch
the small
arithmetic
of coins

Atlas Poetica, 24, Spring 2016

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我們的手指
碰觸到
一堆
少量
的硬幣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我们的手指
碰触到
一堆
少量
的硬币


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).