Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Butterfly Dream: Autumn Rain Haiku by Olivier Schopfer

English Original

the slow fade-out
of a favorite song ...
autumn rain 

Honorable Mention, 2018 Autumn Moon Haiku Contest

Olivier Schopfer


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

最喜歡的一首歌
緩慢地淡出消失了 ...
秋雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

最喜欢的一首歌
缓慢地淡出消失了 ...
秋雨


Bio Sketch

Born in 1966 in Geneva, Olivier Schopfer is a Swiss poet and photographer and member of the Haiku Society of America.  He finds inspiration in nature and in his travels around the world. His work regularly appears in anthologies, as  well as in numerous online and print journals. He is the author of four books: In the Mirror: Concrete Haiku (Scars  Publications, 2018), So Many Miles: Fifty Senryu (Alien Buddha Press, 2019), Half in Light, Half in the Shade: Haiku and Senryu (Cyberwit, 2019) and Home After a Long Absence: Haiku, Senryu and Tanka (Cyberwit, 2020)

1 comment:

  1. Multi-sensorily evocative Ls 1&2 set the tone and mood while symbolically rich L3 enhances the nostalgic senses of "sight and sound" depicted in this heartfelt autumn haiku.

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