Butterfly Dream: Groom and Bride Haiku by Mike Gallagher

English Original

the groom 

waiting for the bride

a church mouse

Mike Gallagher

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

新郎

正在等待新娘

一隻教堂老鼠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

新郎

正在等待新娘

一只教堂老鼠

 

Bio Sketch 

 

Mike Gallagher is an Irish poet who, although coming late to poetry and even later to the wonderful world of haiku, has had much more success than he ever expected in both forms and consistently makes the Top 100 list of haiku poets in Europe. 

Butterfly Dream: Easter Wedding Haiku by Alan Summers

English Original

Easter Wedding

the chauffeur in a tangle

with the umbrella

Presence ,44, 2011

Alan Summers

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

復活節婚禮

司機和一把雨傘

糾纏在一起

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

复活节婚礼

司机和一把雨伞

纠缠在一起

 

Bio Sketch

Alan Summers is President of the United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page. He enjoys watching classic episodes of Dr. Who, all over again, as his ten year old nephew has discovered them for himself. Website: www.callofthepage.org

Butterfly Dream: Wedding Haiku by Tatiana Debeljacki

English Original

the wedding
in the Old Town
murmur of the river

Asahi Haikuist Network, January 6, 2012

Tatiana Debeljacki


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在舊城
舉行的婚禮
河流私語
   
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在旧城
举行的婚礼
河流私语


Bio Sketch

Tatjana Debeljacki writes poetry, short stories, and haiku. She is a member of the Association of Writers of Serbia -UKS (since 2004) and the Haiku Society of Serbia. She is the deputy editor of Diogen and the editor of Poeta. She has four books of poetry published by Hammer & Anvil Books.

One Man's Maple Moon: Wedding Tanka by Ramesh Anand

English Original

father poses
in his first suit
of lifelong desire --
lightness of being him
in my wedding

Bamboo Hut, 1, Summer 2013.

Ramesh Anand


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

身穿一生願望
的第一件西裝
父親裝模作樣 --
在我的婚禮中
做為他自己之輕微
   
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

身穿一生愿望
的第一件西装
父亲装模作样 --
在我的婚礼中
做为他自己之轻微


Bio Sketch

Ramesh Anand authored Newborn Smiles, a book of haiku poetry published by Cyberwit.Net Press. His haiku has appeared in many publications, across 14 countries, including Bottle Rockets Press, ACORN, Magnapoets, The Heron's Nest, South by Southeast and Frogpond. His haiku has been translated in German, Serbian, Japanese, Croatian, Romanian, Telugu and Tamil. His tanka has been published in Tinywords, Kernels Online and Bamboo Hut and also forthcoming in many print journals. He blogs at Ramesh-inflame.blogspot.com.

One Man's Maple Moon: Heartfelt Vows Tanka by Beverley George

English Original

quiet exchange
of heartfelt vows ...
bright elements
of west and east
find their single home

Beverley George


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安靜地交換
由衷誓言 ...
來自西方和東方
的聰慧成員
找到他們的安身之處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安静地交换
由衷誓言 ...
来自西方和东方
的聪慧成员
找到他们的安身之处


Bio Sketch

Beverley George is the past editor of Yellow Moon and the founder/editor of Eucalypt: a tanka journal 2006 - . In September 2009 she convened the 4th Haiku Pacific Rim Conference, in Terrigal, Australia. Beverley presented papers on haiku in Australia at the 3rd Haiku Pacific Rim conference in Matsuyama, Japan in 2007, and on Australian tanka at the 6th International Tanka Festival, Tokyo 2009. She was the president of the Australian Haiku Society 2006-2010.

Butterfly Dream: Country Wedding Haiku by Beverley George

English Original

country wedding ...
the blue haze of eucalypt
for their altar oil

Beverley George


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

鄉村婚禮 ...
圍繞桉樹的藍色薄霧
成為他們的祭壇油

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

乡村婚礼 ...
围绕桉树的蓝色薄雾
成为他们的祭坛油


Bio Sketch

Beverley George is the past editor of Yellow Moon and the founder/editor of Eucalypt: a tanka journal 2006 - . In September 2009 she convened the 4th Haiku Pacific Rim Conference, in Terrigal, Australia. Beverley presented papers on haiku in Australia at the 3rd Haiku Pacific Rim conference in Matsuyama, Japan in 2007, and on Australian tanka at the 6th International Tanka Festival, Tokyo 2009. She was the president of the Australian Haiku Society 2006-2010.