Butterfly Dream: Smell Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

smelling of himself,

grass, and sunshine

the puppy

Alone Tonight, 1998

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

聞起他自己的氣味,

青草, 和陽光的氣息

小狗

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

闻起他自己的气味,

青草, 和阳光的气息

小狗

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Cry of Gulls Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

where snowflakes become ocean

she takes my arm

the cry of gulls

Alone Tonight, 1998

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在雪花匯入海洋之處

她牽著我的胳膊

海鷗的鳴叫

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在雪花匯入海洋之處

她牽著我的胳膊

海鷗的鳴叫

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Christmas Eve Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

Christmas eve 

across the snow-hushed town

St. Mary's chimes ...

Alone Tonight, 1998

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

聖誕節前夕

在白雪皚皚寂靜無聲的小鎮上

聖瑪麗教堂的鐘聲響起 ...

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

圣诞节前夕

在白雪皑皑寂静无声的小镇上

圣玛丽教堂的钟声响起 ...

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Moth Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

alone tonight

a moth taps 

at the window

Alone Tonight, 1998

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

今晚獨自一人

一隻飛蛾

輕敲著窗戶

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

今晚独自一人

一只飞蛾

轻敲着窗户

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Walnut Hair and Dark River Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

a flow of walnut hair 

over an almond pillow 

this winter night -- 

a slow dark river 

to drown in 

Modern English Tanka, 1:2, Winter 2006

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這個冬夜

一縷核桃色的頭髮

在杏仁色的枕頭上 --

可以淹沒

在一條緩慢流動的黑色河流

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这个冬夜

一缕核桃色的头发

在杏仁色的枕头上 --

可以淹没

在一条缓慢流动的黑色河流

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Red Leaf Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

a red leaf hops

in a gust from the curb

I catch it

bottle rockets, 30, 2014

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在路邊的一片紅葉

被一陣風吹到空中

我抓住它

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在路边的一片红叶

被一阵风吹到空中

我抓住它

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Red Toenails Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

stuck for an answer

I lower my eyes  --

her ten red toenails

The Necessary Fly, 2006

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

被困住要給一個答案

我垂下眼簾不說話 --

她的十個紅色腳趾甲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

被困住要给一个答案

我垂下眼帘不说话 --

她的十个红色脚趾甲 

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Drizzly Day Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

a drizzly day,

with yellow leaves pasted

to wet black pavement --

returning the library books

she left behind

tangerine anthology, 2002

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

下著毛毛雨的一天,

發黃的樹葉粘貼

在潮濕黑色的路面 --

歸還她所留下

的圖書館書籍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

下着毛毛雨的一天,

发黄的树叶粘贴

在潮湿黑色的路面 --

归还她所留下

的图书馆书籍

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Late Sunlight Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

      late sunlight

climbs the wall

            cigarette by cigarette

Alone Tonight, 1998

Larry Kimmel

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

        午後的陽光

在牆壁上爬行

                一支接一支的香煙

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

        午后的阳光

在墙壁上爬行

                一支接一支的香烟

Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Inchworm Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

inch by inch
the inchworm goes
by the book

tinywords, 17:1, 6 July 2017

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一步接一步
一隻毛毛蟲在書上
爬行

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一步接一步
一只毛毛虫在书上
爬行


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Last Year's Campfire Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

poking at the ash
of last year's campfire ...
    all I do
    all I am
-- memoir

Atlas Poetica, 24, Spring 2016

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

撥開
去年的營火灰燼 ...
    我所做的一切
    我就是
-- 一本回憶錄

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

拨开
去年的营火灰烬 ...
    我所做的一切
    我就是
-- 一本回忆录 


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Fingers and Coins Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

our fingers
touch
the small
arithmetic
of coins

Atlas Poetica, 24, Spring 2016

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我們的手指
碰觸到
一堆
少量
的硬幣

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我们的手指
碰触到
一堆
少量
的硬币


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Sapphic Fragments Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

white cup
lipstick stained & empty
coins
strewn on a café table --
Sapphic fragments taunt my mind

Bright Stars, 5, 2014

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一個空的
有口紅印記的茶杯
以及硬幣
散落在咖啡桌上 --
薩福詩歌片段嘲諷我的想法

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一个空的
有口红印记的茶杯
以及硬币
散落在咖啡桌上 --
萨福诗歌片段嘲讽我的想法


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Breeze Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

as leaves stir
in a breeze
movement in spirit
no you, no me
just us

Tanka Café, Ribbons, Autumn 2015

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

隨著葉子
在微風中搖曳
心靈也在運行
不是只有你，或我
而是我們

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

随着叶子
在微风中摇曳
心灵也在运行
不是只有你，或我
而是我们


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Last Leaf Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

wind tortured,
a last leaf
clings
to the dry stalk
of an April dream

Bright Stars, 5, 2014

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

被風折磨，
最後一片葉子
攀附
在一個四月夢想
的乾枯樹莖

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

被风折磨，
最后一片叶子
攀附
在一个四月梦想
的干枯树茎


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Small, Brown Church Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

the moon through fog,
a thumb smudge on the night --
again I hear
the creek’s rustle beside
the small, brown church

Modern English Tanka, 3:3, Spring 2009

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

月光穿過薄霧，
彷彿一個拇指印塗抹了夜晚 --
我又聽到
一間棕色小教堂旁邊
溪水沙沙作響的聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

月光穿过薄雾，
仿佛一个拇指印涂抹了夜晚 -- 
我又听到
一间棕色小教堂旁边
溪水沙沙作响的声音


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Icy Roads Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

icy roads -- controlling the car with prayer & rectum

Moongarlic, November 2015

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冰滑的道路 -- 用祈禱和直腸來控制汽車的方向

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冰滑的道路 -- 用祈祷和直肠来控制汽车的方向


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

Butterfly Dream: Words and Coffee Haiku by Larry Kimmel

English Original

her words, my coffee
cold & bitter

bottle rockets, 32, 2015

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

她的話，我的咖啡
冰冷和苦澀

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

她的话，我的咖啡
冰冷和苦涩


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Breeze Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

as leaves stir
in a breeze
movement in spirit
no you, no me
just us

Ribbons, 11:3, Fall 2015

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在微風中
葉子不斷地翻動
靈氣在運行
沒有你，沒有我
只有我們

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在微风中
叶子不断地翻动
灵气在运行
没有你，没有我
只有我们


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books  are shards and dust (cherita), outer edges (tanka) and thunder and apple blossoms (haiku).

One Man's Maple Moon: Love-Making Tanka by Larry Kimmel

English Original

after love-making
she laughs
and her breasts quiver --
through the cabin window
the Sphinx-like summer sunshine

Atlas Poetica, 21, Spring 2015

Larry Kimmel


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

做愛後
她笑了
並且她的乳房顫動 --
從度假小屋的窗戶我看到
獅身人面像般夏日陽光

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

做爱后
她笑了
并且她的乳房颤动 -
从度假小屋的窗户我看到
狮身人面像般夏日阳光 


Bio Sketch

Larry Kimmel was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  He lives quietly in the hills of western Massachusetts.  His most recent books are shards and dust and outer edges. The Piercing Blue of Sirius: Selected Poems 1968 - 2008 is free to read online.