One Man's Maple Moon: Inscription Tanka by Diana Teneva

English Original

inscription
on mother's tombstone
illegible ...
dewdrops on the white mums
in my father’s hands 

Diana Teneva


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

母親

的墓碑銘文

難以辨認 ...

在我父親手中

白菊花上的露珠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

母亲

的墓碑铭文

难以辨认 ...

在我父亲手中

白菊花上的露珠

Bio Sketch

Diana Teneva is a Bulgarian writer. Her poems have been published in many journals, including  Sketchbook, World Haiku Review, The Heron’s Nest, The Mainichi, Asahi Haikuist Network, A Hundred Gourds, Shamrock and Chrysanthemum. Some of them are translated into Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian.

Butterfly Dream: Bedtime Story Haiku by Diana Teneva

English Original

bedtime story ...
her eyes blacker
after the chemo

Blithe Spirit, 28:1, 2018

Diana Teneva


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

睡前故事時間 ...
化療後
她的眼睛變得更黑了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

睡前故事时间...
化疗后
她的眼睛变得更黑了

Bio Sketch

Diana Teneva is a Bulgarian writer. Her poems have been published in many journals, including  Sketchbook, World Haiku Review, The Heron’s Nest, The Mainichi, Asahi Haikuist Network, A Hundred Gourds, Shamrock and Chrysanthemum. Some of them are translated into Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian.

Butterfly Dream: Rocking Chair Haiku by Diana Teneva

English Original

on the porch
a chair rocking
the waning moon 
           
A Hundred Gourds, 2:3, June 2013

Diana Teneva


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在門廊上

一把椅子不停地

搖晃殘月

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在门廊上
一把椅子不停地
摇晃残月


Bio Sketch

Diana Teneva is a Bulgarian writer. Her poems have been published in many journals, including  Sketchbook – A Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms, World Haiku Review, The Heron’s Nest, The Mainichi - Haiku in English, Asahi Haikuist Network by The Asahi Shimbun, A Hundred Gourds, Shamrock - Haiku Journal of the Irish Haiku Society,  and Chrysanthemum. Some of them are translated into Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian.

Butterfly Dream: Pregnant Woman Haiku by Diana Teneva

English Original

at the florist’s --
a pregnant woman’s face
among sunflowers

Under the Basho, 1:1, Autumn 2013

Diana Teneva


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

花店裡面 --
向日葵花簇中
孕婦的臉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

花店里面 --
向日葵花簇中
孕妇的脸


Bio Sketch

Diana Teneva is a Bulgarian writer. Her poems have been published in many journals, including  Sketchbook: A Journal for Eastern and Western Short Forms, World Haiku Review, The Heron’s Nest, The Mainichi:Haiku in English, Asahi Haikuist Network by The Asahi Shimbun, A Hundred Gourds, Shamrock: Haiku Journal of the Irish Haiku Society,  and Chrysanthemum. Some of them were translated into Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish and Croatian.

One Man's Maple Moon: Family Album Tanka by Diana Teneva

English Original

looking at
the family album
my daughter says hello
to herself and the girl
I used to be

Diana Teneva


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

看著
家庭相冊
我女兒
給自己和年輕的我
打招呼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

看著
家庭相册
我女儿
给自己和年轻的我
打招呼


Bio Sketch

Diana Teneva is a Bulgarian writer. Her poems have been published in many journals, including Sketchbook, World Haiku Review, The Heron’s Nest, The Mainichi, Asahi Haikuist Network, A Hundred Gourds, Shamrock, and Chrysanthemum. Some of them have been translated into Russian, French, English, Italian, Spanish, and Croatian.