Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Clouds Haiku by Marian Olson

English Original

even clouds
         touch and part
                                I remind myself

Desert Hours, 2007

Marian Olson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

甚至雲彩
        只是觸及一會兒就分離
                                我提醒自己

 Chinese Translation (Simplified)

甚至云彩
        只是触及一会儿就分离
                                我提醒自己 


Bio Sketch

Marian Olson, non-fiction writer and widely published international poet, was the author of nine books of poetry, including the award winning haiku in Songs of the Chicken Yard, Desert Hours, Consider This, and Moondance.  Published in 2017, The Other and Kaleidoscope were her first books of tanka.
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1 comment:

  1. Chen-ou Liu, 劉鎮歐June 25, 2019 at 9:17 AM

    The juxtaposition of a natural phenomenon and personal reflection is thought-provoking, and the opening word, "even" effectively adds emotional weight to the poem.

    Below is my tribute haiku:

    In Memory of Marian Olson

    thoughts of her ...
    summer clouds touch
    and part

    Newsletter, Frogpond, 41:3, Fall 2018

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