Saturday, June 4, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Birdsong Haiku by Caroline Skanne

English Original

morning walk
i fill my lungs
with birdsong

Akitsu Quarterly, Fall 2014

Caroline Skanne


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

早晨散步
我的肺
充滿鳥鳴聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

早晨散步
我的肺
充满鸟鸣声 


Bio Sketch

Caroline Skanne, Rochester, UK is obsessed with anything wild and free. She is the founder of hedgerow: a journal of small poems. Her book ‘a hundred poems by caroline skanne’ is available from amazon.

2 comments:

  1. The emotionally resonant juxtaposition and the unexpected yet powerful last line lift the poem out of the ordinary.

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  2. A wonderful haiku! One of my new favorites! :)

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