One Man's Maple Moon: Edge of Twilight Tanka by Asni Amin

English Original

things you said
wish I could string them together
like a string of pearls …
till then dance me
to the edge of twilight

Lynx, 28:2, June, 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你所說的事
我希望能夠把它們串起來
就像一串珍珠項鍊...
直到那時跟我一起跳舞
直到黎明的盡頭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你所说的事
我希望能够把它们串起来
就像一串珍珠项鍊...
直到那时跟我一起跳舞
直到黎明的尽头


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks online.

Butterfly Dream: Sounds of Spring Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

sounds of spring
and in between ...
butterflies

Manichi Japan, May 4, 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春天
的眾聲喧嘩之間 ...
一群蝴蝶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春天
的众声喧哗之间 ...
一群蝴蝶


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks online.

One Man's Maple Moon: Birdsong Tanka by Asni Amin

English Original

birdsong
for a moment
I forget …
drifting downstream
songs I’ll never sing again

LYNX, 28:2, June 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這是鳥鳴聲
一會兒
我忽略了 ...
漂向下游的人生之歌
我再也不會唱了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这是鸟鸣声
一会儿
我忽略了 ...
漂向下游的人生之歌
我再也不会唱了


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks online. 

Butterfly Dream: Smell of Rain Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

smell of rain ...
a dream unfolds in the chatter
of sparrows

Simply Haiku, 10:3, Summer 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

雨的味道 ...
夢在麻雀喋喋不休中
逐漸開展

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

雨的味道 ...
梦在麻雀喋喋不休中
逐渐开展


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks online. 

Butterfly Dream: Veil Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

crescent moon ...
lifting her veil just
enough

Simply Haiku, 10:3, Spring/Summer 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

蛾眉月...
掀起她的面紗
恰到好處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

蛾眉月...
掀起她的面纱
恰到好处


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks online. 

Butterfly Dream: Twilight Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

alone at twilight...
sound of a mosquito
and unfinished dream

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

獨自在黃昏...
一隻蚊子的聲音
和未完成的夢想

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

独自在黄昏...
一只蚊子的声音
和未完成的梦想


Bio Sketch  

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks on line.   

Butterfly Dream: Seamless Sky Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

seamless sky ...
petals fell in the tinkling
of chimes                                    

Simply Haiku, 10:2, Winter 2013

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一望無際的天空......
在風鈴的叮噹聲中
花瓣已飄落    

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一望无际的天空......
在风铃的叮噹声中
花瓣已飘落    


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks on line.

One Man's Maple Moon: Dream Tanka by Asni Amin

English Original

autumn twilight
the choices I didn't make
the path I have taken ...
is it too late
to dream another dream?

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋天黃昏
未做的選擇
已走的道路...
是否太晚
去做另一個夢?

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋天黄昏
未做的选择
已走的道路...
是否太晚
去做另一个梦?


Bio sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing tanka in 2012.  Some of her tanka has been published in Best of 5 Line Poems 2012 in January 2013.

Butterfly Dream: Dream Haiku by Asni Amin

English Original

blue monarch ...
scent of a dream
on your wings                             

Asni Amin


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

藍色國王蝶 ...
夢的香味
仍在你的翅膀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

蓝色国王蝶 ...
梦的香味
仍在你的翅膀


Bio Sketch

Asni Amin lives in Singapore and works as a librarian in a school.  She started writing haiku in 2012 and has her works published in Simply Haiku and various other ebooks on line.