Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Butterfly Dream: Robinsong Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

pink petals
in the wind drift ...
robinsong

Blithe Spirit, 28:1, Spring 2018

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

粉紅色的花瓣
在風中飄散 ...
知更鳥的歌聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

粉红色的花瓣
在风中飘散...
知更鸟的歌声


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson was a Pushcart Prize nominated haiku poet. Her haiku were published in many of the world's leading haiku journals and magazines. Jan was a member of The World Haiku Association and Poetry Society of Texas. Jan's profile can be found on The Haiku Foundation "Poet Registry" and online at The Living Haiku Anthology.

3 comments:

  1. The emotionally contrasting images of drifting pink petals and robinsong makes this multi-sensory haiku effective.

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  2. Jan's robinsong voice lingers on the pages left before us...

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  3. Beautiful...this haiku is such a wonderful celebration of nature — in fact, for me it epitomises the form.

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