Butterfly Dream: Summer Laundry Haiku by Sonam Chhoki

English Original

summer laundry ...
from a pillowcase
a butterfly

Under the Basho, Spring 2014

Sonam Chhoki


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏季換洗衣物
一隻蝴蝶
從枕頭套中飛出來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏季换洗衣物
一只蝴蝶
从枕头套中飞出来


Bio Sketch

Born and raised in the kingdom of Bhutan. Sonam Chhoki is inspired by her father, Sonam Gyamtsho, the architect of Bhutan's non-monastic modern education. Her Japanese short form poetry has been published in journals and anthologies in several countries. She is the current haibun and haiku editor of the UHTS journal, cattails.