Saturday, October 28, 2023

Butterfly Dream: Swift Haiku by Juanito L. Escareal

English Original

mountain bend --
a swift flies in loops
where the wind curves

Edge of Light, 2003

Juanito L. Escareal


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

山路彎曲之處 --
在大風轉向的地方
一隻雨燕繞圈飛行

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

山路弯曲之处 --
在大风转向的地方
一只雨燕绕圈飞行


Bio Sketch

Juanito L. Escareal's haiku have been published in on-line journals and other publications. He has won awards, including notably the Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Festival Haiku Invitational (2007) and the Hekinan Genkissu! Spirits Up! Word Wide Contest (2005). His tanka won an award in the 7th Hoshi-to-Mori Tanka Contest (2005).

1 comment:

  1. What will the fate of this swift fly[ing] in loops/where the wind curves, Ls 2&3, depicted in the haiku replete with visually and emotionally arresting images, be?

    A well-crafted, attention-grabbibg haiku.

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