Butterfly Dream: River Mist Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

river mist

a damselfly fades

into the blue

Haiku Dialogue, January 30, 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

河霧

一隻豆娘漸漸消失

在蔚藍的水中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

河雾

一只豆娘渐渐消失

在蔚蓝的水中

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Reincarnation Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

reincarnation

each raindrop

lost at sea

Haiku Commentary, June 21 2016

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

轉世投胎

每一滴雨

迷失在滄海

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

转世投胎

每一滴雨

迷失在沧海

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Cold Front Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

cold front

on the wall between us

a slow growth of moss

Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation, May 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冷鋒

在我們之間的牆上

緩慢成長的苔蘚

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冷锋

在我们之间的墙上

缓慢成长的苔藓

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Fractured Sky Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

robin's egg

on the ground

fractured sky

Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent, 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

知更鳥的蛋

掉落在地面上

破碎的天空

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

知更鸟的蛋

掉落在地面上

破碎的天空

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Spring Dawn Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

spring dawn

drizzle opens

a blue iris

Presence, 64 Summer 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春天的黎明

毛毛雨展放

一朵藍色鳶尾花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春天的黎明

毛毛雨展放

一朵蓝色鸢尾花

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Shimmering Lake Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

shimmering lake

a swan in and out

of the moon

Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent, 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

波光粼粼的湖面

一隻天鵝游進游出

一輪明月

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

波光粼粼的湖面

一只天鹅游进游出

一轮明月

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka has appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Elderberry Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

falling in love

under the stars

elderberry clusters

hang heavy

with juice

Honorable Mention, 2019 World Tanka Poetry Contest

Martha Magenta

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在星空下

墜入愛河

一串串接骨漿果

低垂地掛在樹上

並且多汁

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在星空下

坠入爱河

一串串接骨浆果

低垂地挂在树上

并且多汁

 

 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded honourable mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Sea Breeze Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

sea breeze ...

I breathe in

your accent

First Prize, 2019 Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海風拂面 ...

我深深吸入

你的口音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海风拂面 ...

我深深吸入

你的口音

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Passionate Cry Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

the passionate

cry of a stag

awakens the forest ...

parts of me

forever wild

Frameless Sky, 10, July 2019

Martha Magenta

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

熱情

的雄鹿叫聲

喚醒了森林 ...

部分的我

永遠地狂野

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

热情

的雄鹿叫声

唤醒了森林 ...

部分的我

永远地狂野

 

 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded honourable mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Fuel Price Protest Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

fuel price protest

we burn our placards

for warmth

Cattails, April 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

抗議燃油價格

我們燒掉標語牌

以便取暖

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

抗议燃油价格

我们烧掉标语牌

以便取暖

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Empty Beer Can Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

night breeze

an empty beer can

fills the silence

Haiku Dialogue, May 17 2019

Martha Magenta 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

晚風

一個空的啤酒罐

填滿了沉默

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

晚风

一个空的啤酒罐

填满了沉默

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Driftwood Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

I try to make sense
of my half-forgotten past
I begin to resemble
the driftwood
cast out of the sea

Ribbons, 13:1, Winter 2017

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我試圖理解

一半已遭被遺忘的過去

我開始看起來

像是一根浮木

被拋出大海

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我试图理解

一半已遭被遗忘的过去

我开始看起来

像是一根浮木

被抛出大海

 

 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Splash of Blue Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

river kingfisher

a splash of blue

in the cloud

Birdsong Before the Earth Falls Silent, 2019

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻河翠鳥

在雲彩中飛濺

的一片藍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只河翠鸟

在云彩中飞溅

的一片蓝

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Last Goodbye Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

I remember

our last goodbye

on the beach

how your footprints

filled with rain

Haiku Commentary, May 29, 2016

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我記得

我們最後告別的情景 

在沙灘上

你的足跡如何

充滿了雨水

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我记得

我们最后告别的情景

在沙滩上

你的足迹如何

充满了雨水 

 

 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Mountain Spring Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

mountain spring

the bottomless cup

of my hands

Stardust Haiku, 30, June 2019

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

山泉

我的一雙手

是無底杯 

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

山泉

我的一双手

是无底杯 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Rugby Scrum Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

the short strain
of a rugby scrum
day moon

Honourable Mention, 2019 Seashores Haiku Contest

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一場橄欖球混戰
所造成的短暫扭傷
黎明時分的月亮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一场橄榄球混战
所造成的短暂扭伤
黎明时分的月亮

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Autumn Leaves Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

another layer
of autumn leaves
on his grave
my memories
settle deeper

Eucalypt, 26, Spring 2019

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

另一疊
的秋天樹葉
落在他的墳墓上
我的記憶

進一步地沉澱下來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

另一叠
的秋天树叶
落在他的坟墓上
我的记忆
进一步地沉淀下来 

 

 

Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Campfire Sparks Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

campfire sparks --
our shadows touch
behind us

Asahi Haikuist Network, December 1 2017

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

營火火花飛舞 --
我們身後的影子
相互碰觸

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

营火火花飞舞 --
我们身后的影子
相互碰触


Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

One Man's Maple Moon: Fallen Leaves Tanka by Martha Magenta

English Original

covering
the ground between us
fallen leaves
I remember the changes
we never made

Ribbons, 12:1, Winter 2016

Martha Magenta 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

落葉
覆蓋我們之間
的地面
我記得我們從來沒有
做出的改變

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

落叶
覆盖我们之间
的地面
我记得我们从来没有
做出的改变


Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.

Butterfly Dream: Quarter Moon Haiku by Martha Magenta

English Original

quarter moon
the forgotten fragments
of her life

Stardust Haiku, 12, December 2017

Martha Magenta


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

四等分的月亮
她生命中被遺忘
的碎片

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

四等分的月亮
她生命中被遗忘
的碎片 


Bio Sketch

Martha Magenta lived in England, UK. Her haiku and tanka had appeared in a number of journals, and anthologies. She was awarded Honourable Mentions for her haiku in The Fifth Annual Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku  Awards, 2017, and in the 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest, 2017, and for her tanka in UHTS  “Fleeting Words” Tanka Contest 2017.