Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Butterfly Dream: Sunbeam Haiku by Maya Lyubenova

English Original

sunbeam ...
spider silk supports
the leaning trunk

Under the Basho, 2014

Maya Lyubenova


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一束陽光 ...
蜘蛛絲支撐著
傾斜的樹幹

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一束阳光 ...
蜘蛛丝支撑著
倾斜的树幹 


Bio Sketch

Maya Lyubenova is a photographer and writer. Her haiku have appeared in numerous leading haiku journals and won several awards, including WHA Master Haiga Artist (2009), First Prize in the 2nd Bulgarian Haiku Contest (2009), Third Prize in the 17th Kusamakura International Haiku Competition (2012), and Honorable Mention in the 2nd Genjuan International Haibun Contest (2013). Her book, Flecks of Blue, was published in 2010.

1 comment:

  1. Combined with the zoom-in technique, Maya's hyperbolic use of a verb phrase is visually and emotionally effective.

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