Thursday, January 17, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Squash Blossom Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

the sway
of her tie-dye skirt
squash blossom

Stardust Haiku, 10, October 2017

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她的紮染裙子
在左右之間搖擺不定
盛開的西葫蘆花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她的扎染裙子
在左右之间摇摆不定
盛开的西葫芦花


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson is a community poet living in Fort Worth, TX. She is an award winning haiku poet with publishing credits in many of the world's leading haiku journals. Ms. Benson is a member of The British Haiku Society, and Poetry Society of Texas

2 comments:

  1. The visually resonant juxtaposition "tie-dye skirt" and "squash blossom" makes this imagistic haiku emotionally effective.

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  2. Chen-ou,
    Thank you for starting my 2019 off on a strong footing.
    .
    Jan Benson

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