Saturday, June 8, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Grey Hair and Old Bulb Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

grey hair
tulip shoots
from an old bulb

Haiku Canada Sheet, October 2016

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

頭髮花白
一個老的鬱金香球莖
長出新芽

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

头发花白
一个老的郁金香球茎
长出新芽 


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada and  an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, and has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

1 comment:

  1. The contrast, visual, emotional, and thematic (aging vs rejuvenation), between the two parts of the haiku is poignant and thought-provoking.

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