Butterfly Dream: Rain Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

alone at the door holding open the rain

Noon, 16, February 2020

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

獨自一人守在門口敞開迎接雨水

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

独自一人守在门口敞开迎接雨水

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Lore Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

the lore

in a breeze

dandelion seeds

Frogpond, 47:3,  Autumn 2024

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

傳說

在微風中

蒲公英種子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

传说

在微风中

蒲公英种子

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: River and Sea Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

from monologue

to dialogue

the river enters the sea

light packing, 2020

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

從獨白

到對話

河流匯入大海

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

从独白

到对话

河流汇入大海

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Touch and Blush Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

at the touch

of birdsong

the first blush

of spring

light packing, 2020

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一旦碰觸

鳥鳴聲

春天初次

的紅暈

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一旦碰触

鸟鸣声

春天初次

的红晕

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Wren Song Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

holding off

holding on

wren song

rust, 2023

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

延後

堅持 

鷦鷯之歌

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

延后

坚持

鹪鹩之歌

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Out of Court Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

fall leaves

they, too, settle

out of court

rust, 2023

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋天的樹葉

他們也在法庭外

安定下來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋天的树叶

他们也在法庭外

安定下来

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Biting NOT Barking: War News Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

war news

again I stand

with the wildflowers

Autumn Moon Haiku Journal, 7:1

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

戰爭新聞

再一次我支持

遍地野花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

战争新闻

再一次我支持

遍地野花

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Crow's Cry Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

living alone

telling one cry of a crow

from another

rust, 2023

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

獨居的生活

分辨一隻烏鴉的叫聲

和來自另一隻烏鴉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

独居的生活

分辨一只乌鸦的叫声

和来自另一只乌鸦

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Snowmelt Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

one keeps another one loving snowmelt

Frogpond, 45:1, winter 2022

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個人讓另一個人熱戀雪在融化

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个人让另一个人热戀雪在融化

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Cold Shell Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

short day

this cold shell

of a bullet

rust, 2023

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

較短的白天

一顆子彈

的冰冷外殼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

较短的白天

一颗子弹

的冰冷外壳

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Cool Announcement: New Release, rust

My Dear Readers:

I'm happy to share with you this exciting news: NeverEnding Story contributor Elmedin Kadric  published a new book, rust, his third full-length collection of haiku. In his haiku, Kadric "celebrates the bittersweetness of contrasts, tensions, and paradoxes... He offers to accompany the reader along the path of life, often in necessary and companionable silence."

Elmedin Kadric is a minimalist haiku poet writing out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first full-length collection, buying time, was awarded second place at the Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards for excellence in haiku poetry. And his poetry has appeared in many prestigious journals and multiple volumes of the Red Moon Anthology. 

 

Selected Haiku:

 

with the rust of one still together 

holding off

holding on

wren song

fall leaves

they, too, settle

out of court

short day

this cold shell

of a bullet

living alone

telling one cry of a crow

from another

Happy Reading

Chen-ou

Butterfly Dream: Safe Space Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

safe space

what a crow finds

in its shadow

Presence, 67, 2020

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

安全空間

一隻烏鴉在它的陰影下

所發現的東西

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

安全空间

一只乌鸦在它的阴影下

所发现的东西

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Absence and Rain Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

your absence

the only sound

faraway rain

light packing, 2020

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你的缺席

唯一的聲音

遠方的雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你的缺席

唯一的声音

远方的雨

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Old Picture Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

first day of autumn

an old picture of myself

as a refugee

Presence, 63, 2019

Elmedin Kadric 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋天的第一天

一張我身為難民

的舊照片

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋天的第一天

一张我身为难民

的旧照片

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Cool Announcement: New Release, light packing, haiku of Elmedin Kadric

My Dear Readers:

I'm happy to share with you this exciting news: NeverEnding Story contributor Elmedin Kadric  published a new book, light packing, his second full-length collection of haiku just "as potent and ground-breaking as his award-winning first, buying time."

Elmedin Kadric is a minimalist haiku poet writing out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first full-length collection, buying time, was awarded second place at the Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards for excellence in haiku poetry. His poetry has appeared in many prestigious journals and multiple volumes of the Red Moon Anthology, which assembles each year the finest haiku and related forms published around the world.

 

Selected Haiku:

from monologue
to dialogue
the river enters the sea

your absence
the only sound
faraway rain

driving home --
nobody to hold
the ashes

dandelion fluff
telling my long-lost sister
the story of us

at the touch
of birdsong

the first blush
of spring


a bourbon
on the rocks

on the house
autumn rain

Happy Reading

Chen-ou

Butterfly Dream: Dandelion Fluff Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

dandelion fluff
telling my long-lost sister
the story of us

Under the Basho, 15 November 2018

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

蒲公英絨毛
告訴失散多年的妹妹
我們的故事

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

蒲公英绒毛
告诉失散多年的妹妹
我们的故事

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Click of Marbles Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

the soft click of marbles an eye for an eye

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

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

彈珠輕輕地相互碰撞以眼還眼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

弹珠轻轻地相互碰撞以眼还眼


Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: White Blossom Rain Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

so us
you say ...
white blossom rain

Frogpond, 40:3, Autumn 2017

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

你說
所以我們兩人 ...
白色花雨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

你说
所以我们两人 ...
白色花雨

Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. His first collection, buying time (2017), was published by Red Moon Press.

Butterfly Dream: Graveyard Shift Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

graveyard shift
the leftover radish
tumbles in the lunch box

Editors' Choice, The Heron's Nest, 17:3, September 2015

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

墓地輪班工作
吃剩下的蘿蔔
在午餐盒裡翻滾

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

墓地轮班工作
吃剩下的萝蔔
在午餐盒里翻滚


Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. A student of both longer and shorter forms of poetry, and an avid observer of everything else.

Butterfly Dream: Early Twilight Haiku by Elmedin Kadric

English Original

early twilight
sorting shells
by sound

Frogpond, 38:1, Winter 2015

Elmedin Kadric


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
   
微明的時刻
憑借聲音
分類貝殼

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

微明的时刻
凭借声音
分类贝壳 


Bio Sketch

Elmedin Kadric was born in Novi Pazar, Serbia, but writes out of Helsingborg, Sweden. A student of both longer and shorter forms of poetry, and an avid observer of everything else.