Butterfly Dream: Heartwood Haiku by Bryan Rickert

English Original

home for sale --
I touch the heartwood
one last time

Frogpond, 39:3, Fall 2016

Bryan Rickert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

房屋待售 --
最後一次我觸摸家具
的心材

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

房屋待售 --
最后一次我触摸家具
的心材


Bio Sketch

Bryan Rickert, lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern Illinois, USA and has degrees in art and education. After teaching in urban schools for fifteen years, Bryan changed careers and is now a roaster in the coffee industry. He has been studying and writing senryu/haiku since 2012

Butterfly Dream: Beach Vacation Haiku by Bryan Rickert

English Original

beach vacation --
the flat bottoms
of clouds

Modern Haiku, 48:3, Autumn 2017

Bryan Rickert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海灘度假 --
這些雲彩平坦
的底層

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海滩度假 --
这些云彩平坦
的底层


Bio Sketch

Bryan Rickert, lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern Illinois, USA and has degrees in art and education. After teaching in urban schools for fifteen years, Bryan changed careers and is now a roaster in the coffee industry. He has been studying and writing senryu/haiku since 2012

Butterfly Dream: Urn Haiku by Bryan Rickert

English Original

cicada shells
what to do
with the urn

Frogpond, 40:3, Fall 2017

Bryan Rickert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一堆蟬殼
該怎麼處理
骨灰罈

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一堆蝉壳
该怎么处理
骨灰坛 


Bio Sketch

Bryan Rickert, lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern Illinois, USA and has degrees in art and education. After teaching in urban schools for fifteen years, Bryan changed careers and is now a roaster in the coffee industry. He has been studying and writing senryu/haiku since 2012

Butterfly Dream: Smell of the Sea Haiku by Bryan Rickert

English Original

summer’s end
I unpack
the smell of the sea

The Heron’s Nest, 18:3, September 2016

Bryan Rickert


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏天結束了
我打開行李裝著
大海的氣味

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏天结束了
我打开行李装着
大海的气味


Bio Sketch

Bryan Rickert, lives with his wife and two daughters in Southern Illinois, USA and has degrees in art and education. After teaching in urban schools for fifteen years, Bryan changed careers and is now a roaster in the coffee industry. He has been studying and writing senryu/haiku since 2012