Butterfly Dream: Leafless Tree Haiku by Damir Janjalija

English Original

cold deepens
yet on leafless tree
stars in full bloom

Second Prize, 23rd International Kusamakura Haiku Competition

Damir Janjalija


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

寒氣加深
光禿禿的樹上
眾多的星星

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

寒气加深
光秃秃的树上
众多的星星 


Bio Sketch

Damir Janjalija (aka Damir Damir) was born on November 6, 1977 in today's non-existent Yugoslavia. A sailor by profession, a poet by vocation, and a dharma bum by choice. He published three collections of haiku: Imprints of dreams, Freedom in the mist and Filigree Memories. His poems have been published in many significant contemporary haiku anthologies, both in the country and abroad. He is the winner of several international haiku awards.