Friday, August 27, 2021

Butterfly Dream: Rain Dots Haiku by Alegria Imperial

English Original

connecting rain dots
I draw a unicorn
on the bus window

Asahi Haikuist Network,  April 5, 2019

Alegria Imperial


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

連接雨點
在巴士窗戶我描畫
一隻獨角獸

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

连接雨点
在巴士窗户我描画
一只独角兽


Bio Sketch

Alegria Imperial, a former journalist in the Philippines, started writing haiku and other short Japanese poetry  forms a few years ago. Her works have since been widely published, some gaining awards. Her first collection is an  e-chapbook, counting star-bones, of 20 contemporary haiku. She immigrated to Canada 12 years ago.

1 comment:

  1. In a confined (L3, and even crowded) space filled with strangers (because of Ls 1&3), the speaker's unicorn, a mythical/otherworldly creature, L2, reveals an escapist (yet melancholy) mood.

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