Butterfly Dream: Cabbage Moths Haiku by Mark Dailey

English Original

double helix
the mating swirl
of cabbage moths

Frogpond, 40:3, 2017

Mark Dailey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

雙螺旋
交配的捲心菜蛾
在空中漩渦式地飛舞
  
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

双螺旋
交配的卷心菜蛾
在空中漩涡式地飞舞


Bio Sketch

Mark Dailey is an anthropology professor living and working in rural Vermont, USA. He has studied, lived, and researched in mainland China, and has a lifelong interest in Chinese language and poetry. He has devoted his poetry writing to haiku since 2013.

Butterfly Dream: Frosty Morning Haiku by Mark Dailey

English Original

frosty morning
the goat’s first squirt
pings the milk pail

The Heron’s Nest, June 2016

Mark Dailey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

寒冷的早晨
山羊第一次噴奶到牛奶桶時
發出短促的尖銳聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

寒冷的早晨
山羊第一次喷奶到牛奶桶时
发出短促的尖锐声音 

Bio Sketch

Mark Dailey is an anthropology professor living and working in rural Vermont, USA. He has studied, lived, and researched in mainland China, and has a lifelong interest in Chinese language and poetry. He has devoted his poetry writing to haiku since 2013.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Ridgeline Haiku by Mark Dailey

English Original

winter ridgeline
a long drawn-out conversation
with wind

tinywords, 17:1, 2017

Mark Dailey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬季山脊線
與大風
漫長的對話

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬季山脊线
与大风
漫长的对话


Bio Sketch

Mark Dailey is an anthropology professor living and working in rural Vermont, USA. He has studied, lived, and researched in mainland China, and has a lifelong interest in Chinese language and poetry. He has devoted his poetry writing to haiku since 2013.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Thaw Haiku by Mark Dailey

English Original

winter thaw --
a prayer flag
of laundry

Acorn, 34, Spring 2015

Mark Dailey


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天融雪 --
像是祈禱旗般
曬洗的衣服

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天融雪 --
像是祈祷旗般
晾洗的衣服


Bio Sketch

Mark Dailey is an anthropology professor living and working in rural Vermont, USA. He has studied, lived, and researched in mainland China, and has a lifelong interest in Chinese language and poetry. He has devoted his poetry writing to haiku since 2013.