Butterfly Dream: Morphine Drip Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

morphine drip --
figuring out the flowers
on her bed sheet

Acorn, 35, Fall 2015

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

嗎啡點滴 --
弄清楚她床單
的各種花卉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

吗啡点滴 --
弄清楚她床单
的各种花卉 


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Eulogy Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

moss-covered stone
the words not mentioned
in his eulogy

A Hundred Gourds, 5:1, December 2015

Carl Seguiban 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

苔蘚覆蓋的石頭
在他的悼詞中
沒有提到過的事

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

苔藓覆盖的石头
在他的悼词中
没有提到过的事


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Half Moon Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

half moon --
getting used to
joint custody

Kokako, 22, 2015

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

半月 --
開始適應共同
的監護權

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

半月 --
开始适应共同
的监护权


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Ghost Town Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

ghost town --
the night comes alive
with mosquitoes

Cattails, September  2015

Carl Seguiban

 
Chinese Translation (Traditional)

鬼城 --
蚊子的嗡嗡聲
使夜晚變得熱鬧

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

鬼城 --
蚊子的嗡嗡声
使夜晚变得热闹


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Snowflakes and Pills Haiku

English Original

snowflakes ...
no two are alike
among my pills

Modern Haiku, 46:2, Summer 2015

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

雪花 ...
我的藥丸沒有兩粒
是完全一樣的


Chinese Translation (Simplified)

雪花 ...
我的药丸没有两粒
是完全一样的


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Summer Stars Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

summer stars --
she asks which one’s
her mother

RL Poetry Award 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏日繁星 --
她問哪一顆是屬於
她媽媽

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏日繁星 --
她问哪一颗是属於
她妈妈 


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Mothers-to-Be Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

pink blossoms
mothers-to-be
compare bellies

Sakura Award, 2015 Haiku Invitational 

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

粉紅色的花
將要成為母親的婦女
比較他們肚子的大小

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

粉红色的花
将要成为母亲的妇女
比较他们肚子的大小 


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Last Rites Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

last rites. . .
rain fading into
bird song

First Place, 2015 Betty Drevniok Award

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

死前的最後儀式 ...
雨逐漸地消逝轉成
鳥的鳴叫聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

死前的最後仪式 ...
雨逐渐地消逝转成
鸟的鸣叫声


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His haiku are widely  published and winner of several contests. Among the prize winners are: 1st and 3rd  prize in '2015 Betty Drevniok Award, 1st prize in 2014 RL International Poetry  Award, and 1st prize in 2015 Creatrix Haiku Award.

Butterfly Dream: Dry Season Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

dry season --
we haul echoes
from the well

Commendation, 2014 Klostar Ivanic International Haiku Contest

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

旱季來臨 --
從水井中
我們只打到回音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

旱季来临 --
从水井中
我们只打到回音


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

(Editor's Note: This is the last haiku accepted in 2014 for consideration for inclusion in Butterfly Dream, Volume II. The next "Butterfly Dream" post will be the haiku accepted in 2015. Sorry for the delay in posting haiku for 2015. It's mainly because  a lot of poets submitted their haiku just shortly before or by the 2014 deadline)

Butterfly Dream: Day's Catch Haiku by Carl Seguiban

 English Original

day's catch --
fishermen tugging
the horizon

Third Prize, 2014 International Kusamakura Haiku Competition

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一天的漁獲 --
漁民們強拉著
地平線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一天的渔获 --
渔民们强拉著
地平线


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Lingering Heat Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

lingering heat --
moonlight settles
on the arch of her back

World Haiku Review, August 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

揮之不去的熱 --
月光停留在
她背部的弧線上

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

挥之不去的热 --
月光停留在
她背部的弧线上


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Custody Battle Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

custody battle --
small shoes on the doorstep
fill with blossoms

Chrysanthemum, 16, October 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

監護權官司 --
在門口的小鞋
被花朵覆蓋

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

监护权官司 --
在门口的小鞋
被花朵覆盖


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Divorce Papers Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

divorce papers --
a carp halves
the moon

Kokako, 21, September 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

離婚文件 --
一條鯉魚游過
將月亮切半

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

离婚文件 --
一条鲤鱼游过
将月亮切半


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Cardiogram Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

between beats
on the cardiogram --
patter of rain

Creatrix, September 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在心電圖上
心臟搏動之間 --
淅瀝雨聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在心电图上
心脏搏动之间 --
淅沥雨声


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Requiem Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

requiem --
icicles
lighten

drip

by drip

Paperwasp, June 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安魂曲 --
冰柱一滴

滴

地

在縮小

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安魂曲 --
冰柱一滴

滴

地

在缩小 


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: War News Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

news of war
wrapped on a fish --
the smell lingers

2nd Place, Vanguard Haiku , World Haiku Review,  August2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一條魚被包裹
在一張有戰爭新聞的報紙裡--
氣味徘徊不散

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一条鱼被包裹
在一张有战争新闻的报纸里 --
气味徘徊不散


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: Bare Aspens Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

bare aspens –
a jay's fading notes
stir the glade

Editor's Choice,  Cattails,  September 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

光禿的白楊樹 -
松鴉漸行漸遠的音符
擾亂了林間空地

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

光秃的白杨树 -
松鸦渐行渐远的音符
扰乱了林间空地


Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.

Butterfly Dream: End of Winter Haiku by Carl Seguiban

English Original

end of winter --
shelving
Ulysses

bottlerockets, 31, August 2014

Carl Seguiban


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬季結束 --
將尤利西斯
放回書架上

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬季结束 --
将尤利西斯
放回书架上

Bio Sketch

Carl Seguiban resides in British Columbia which inspires his haiku. His poems have been published in Mayfly, Modern Haiku, Frogpond, Bottle Rockets, A Hundred Gourds, Moongarlic, Presence, Under the Basho, paper wasp, The Heron's Nest, Cattails, Prune Juice among others.