Friday, January 27, 2017

Butterfly Dream: Swallowtail Haiku by Renée Owen

English Original

afternoon prayers --
from blossom to blossom
the swallowtail

Acorn, 21, 2008

Renée Owen


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

下午禱告 --
燕尾蝴蝶從一朵花
飛到另一朵花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

下午祷告 --
燕尾蝴蝶从一朵花
飞到另一朵花


Bio Sketch

Renée Owen’s first full-length collection, Alone on a Wild Coast, won a Snapshot Press Book Award and a Honourable Mention in the Haiku Foundation's 2014 Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards.  A psychotherapist and mixed-media artist, Renée enjoys performing her poetry for live audiences with her musician husband, Brian Foster

1 comment:

  1. The symbolically rich contrasts between the two parts of the poem spark the reader's emotions and reflection.

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