Friday, July 25, 2025

Butterfly Dream: Beach Haiku by Hortensia Anderson

English Original

a day at the beach --
all of the sunglasses

fill with clouds

Honorable Mention, 7th Mainichi Haiku Contest, 2003

Hortensia Anderson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海灘上的一天 --
所有的太陽眼鏡
填滿了雲彩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海滩上的一天 --
所有的太阳眼镜
填满了云彩


Bio Sketch

Hortensia Anderson is the author of numerous chapbooks as well as a volume of poetry, Trust. Her work has been published in many oneline and print magazines. Her awards and other honors include: Best of 2002: Haiku in English, The Mainichi Daily News; 5th Annual Suruga Baika Winner; Honorable Mention, Mainichi Contest (2003); Tanka Splendor Awards (2003 and 2004); and Third Prize, Kusamakura (2004).

1 comment:

  1. L1 sets the scene and mood while Ls 2&3 effectively conveys a sense of relaxation.

    And my haiku below could be read as its prequel and sequel respectively:

    the sea to sky ...
    my wife's breasts warm
    from the sun

    seashores, 4, 2020

    dream space
    between our beach chairs
    rippling sunset

    Wales Haiku Journal, Summer 2022

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