Butterfly Dream: Spring Equinox Haiku by Dru Philippou

English Original

spring equinox

a crack splits

the frozen river

tinywords, 25:1, March 24, 2025

Dru Philippou

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春分

冰封的河流裂開

一道裂縫

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

春分

冰封的河流裂开

一道裂缝

Bio Sketch

Dru Philippou lives in northern New Mexico, where hiking in the desert wilderness nourishes her spirit and her writing. Her haibun “Afterlife” won first place in the Haiku Society of America’s 2021 Haibun Awards. Also, her haibun “Pilgrimage” won first place in 2023 in the same contest. She is the author of A Place to Land, a tanka prose memoir.

Butterfly Dream: Redwood Shadows Haiku by Dru Philippou

English Original

afternoon sun

redwood shadows lean

into my childhood

Tinywords, Writing Prompt Winner, 14:1, March 2014

Dru Philippou

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

午後的陽光

一叢叢紅杉樹斜影

潛入我的童年

Chinese Translation (Simplified) 

午后的阳光

一丛丛红杉树斜影

潜入我的童年

Bio Sketch

Dru Philippou lives in northern New Mexico, where hiking in the desert wilderness nourishes her spirit and her writing. Her haibun “Afterlife” won first place in the Haiku Society of America’s 2021 Haibun Awards. Also, her haibun “Pilgrimage” won first place in 2023 in the same contest. She is the author of A Place to Land, a tanka prose memoir.