Butterfly Dream: Fieldstone Wall Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

fieldstone wall 

the illness that grandmother 

kept to herself

The Heron's Nest, 25:1,  March 2023

Kat Lehmann

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

粗石牆

祖母隱瞞

她的病

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

粗石墙

祖母隐瞒

她的病

Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann is a Founding Co-Editor of whiptail: journal of the single-line poem. She serves as a panelist in The Haiku Foundation Touchstone Distinguished Books Award. Kat lives in Connecticut, USA, with her family on the edge of a fairy forest. Website: https://katlehmann.weebly.com/

Butterfly Dream: Sandy Beach Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

sandy beach
the happily ever after
once upon a time

A Hundred Gourds, 4:2, March 2015

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

沙灘
很久以前曾經許諾
永遠幸福
   
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

沙滩
很久以前曾经许诺
永远幸福


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann is the author of Moon Full of Moons (Peaceful Daily, 2015), winner of the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award (Poetry). Her poems have been published in twenty-five journals and anthologies. She is a research scientist and does her best writing after the children go to bed.

Butterfly Dream: Rainstorm Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

rainstorm the toddler beats the drums

A Hundred Gourds, 5:3, June 2016

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

暴雨一個小孩打鼓行進

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

暴雨一个小孩打鼓行进


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann is the author of Moon Full of Moons (Peaceful Daily, 2015), winner of the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award (Poetry). Her poems have been published in twenty-five journals and anthologies. She is a research scientist and does her best writing after the children go to bed.

Butterfly Dream: Moonshadows Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

a comma
becomes a full stop
moonshadows

A Hundred Gourds, 4:2, March 2015

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個逗號
成為一個句號
月亮陰影

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个逗号
成为一个句号
月亮阴影


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann is the author of Moon Full of Moons (Peaceful Daily, 2015), winner of the 2016 Royal Dragonfly Book Award (Poetry). Her poems have been published in twenty-five journals and anthologies. She is a research scientist and does her best writing after the children go to bed.

Butterfly Drema: Sun Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

inside I know
I once was a sun
hot flashes

The Bamboo Hut, 2015

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的內心知道
我曾經是個太陽
熱潮紅

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的内心知道
我曾经是个太阳
热潮红


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys exploring the unity of both perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).

Butterfly Dream: Turtle Path Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

turtle path she found her way home

hedgerow, 22, 2015

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海龜留下的痕跡她發現回家的路

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海龟留下的痕迹她发现回家的路


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys exploring the unity of both perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).

Butterfly Dream: Birth Place Haiku by Kat Lehmann

English Original

my birth place
a distant memory --
fireflies

hedgerow, 11, 2014

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的出生地
已成為遙遠的記憶 --
螢火蟲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的出生地
已成为遥远的记忆 --
萤火蟲


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys exploring the unity of both perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).

One Man's Maple Moon: Antarctica Tanka by Kat Lehmann

English Original

each of them
wants a part of me
I am Antarctica
belonging to no one
yet bearing many flags

Kat Lehmann


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

他們每個人
都渴望得到一部分的我
我是南極
不屬於任何人
卻被插上許多國旗

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

他们每个人
都渴望得到一部分的我
我是南极
不属於任何人
却被插上许多国旗


Bio Sketch

Kat Lehmann lives in Connecticut, USA, by the river where she writes. She is a scientist and a poet who enjoys exploring the unity of both perspectives of nature. Her work has been published in both poetry and science journals. Her first book of poetry, Moon Full of Moons, was published in February 2015 by Peaceful Daily. Visit her on twitter (@SongsOfKat).