Thursday, September 12, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Lullaby Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

lullaby
curling up in the sound
of rain

Veronika Zora Novak


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

搖籃曲
身體蜷縮
在雨聲中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

摇篮曲
身体蜷缩
在雨声中


Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.

2 comments:

  1. L1 sets the theme while enhanced by the evocative image of the body curled up in L2, the aural shift in L3 effectively conveys a melancholic sentiment.

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  2. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your translation project Chen-ou Liu. Peace and blessings!

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