Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Wolf Haiku by Barbara Tate

English Original

hunter's moon
in the shadows
a wolf waits

Barbara Tate


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

獵人之月
一隻狼在陰影中
靜止等待

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

猎人之月
一只狼在阴影中
静止等待


Bio Sketch

Barbara Tate is an award winning artist and writer of Native American descent.  Her work has appeared in Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Cattails, Whispers, Bear Creek Haiku, Storyteller Magazine, Haiku Journal, Magnolia Quarterly, Restoring the Circle Magazine, Iconoclast and Santa Fe Review, among others.  She currently lives in Tennessee.

4 comments:

  1. A sense of suspense/tension is effectively portrayed through the juxtaposed images of a waiting wolf in the shadows and October's full moon ( the time to go hunting in preparation for winter)

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    1. Am thrilled to be included in Butterfly Dream--Thank you so much for the wonderful comment and am fascinated by the translation!! Again, thank you.

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  2. Dear Barbara,

    Congratulations on having your poem published at Chen-ou's wonderful journal! I'm glad you enjoyed seeing your poem's translations. I liked the suspense of your poem as Chen-ou mentioned in his analysis. Best wishes with all your writing endeavors.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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    1. Thank you Karen--and thank you for bringing my attention to NeverEnding Story!! Much appreciated.

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