One Man's Maple Moon: Leaf Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

a leaf
twists in the wind
then falls --
another day
without a  call

Gusts, Spring/Summer 2012

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一片樹葉
在風中扭曲
然後掉落下來
又一天
沒有人打電話給我

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一片树叶
在风中扭曲
然后掉落下来
又一天
没有人打电话给我


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and a memoir. She is also a mentor and leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. www.munirabooks.com

One Man's Maple Moon: Raccoon and News Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

eye to eye
with the raccoon
raiding my bird feeder
these days
I avoid the news

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

與入侵餵鳥器
的浣熊
正面對視
這些日子
我都避開看新聞

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

与入侵喂鸟器
的浣熊
正面对视
这些日子
我都避开看新闻


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and a memoir. She is also a mentor and leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. www.munirabooks.com

Butterfly Dream: Desire Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

fireflies in the field
the on-off
of desire

Modern Haiku, 47:3, Fall 2016

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)
  
田野中的螢火蟲
慾望
的煽動和消逝

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

田野中的萤火蟲
慾望
的煽动和消逝


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

One Man's Maple Moon: Winter Wind Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

winter wind
enters the house
I can't protect
my children
from sorrow

Gusts, 19, Spring/Summer 2014

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬季大風
颳入屋內
我無法保護
孩子們
免於悲傷

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬季大风
刮入屋内
我无法保护
孩子们
免于悲伤


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

Butterfly Dream: Fire Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

autumn wind
I blow the fire
into being

Frogpond, 37:1, Winter 2014

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋風
我使力吹火
成為存有

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋风
我使力吹火
成为存有


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

One Man's Maple Moon: Quilt Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

my aunt, now gone
made this quilt
once flowers
of blue cloth
bloomed in her hands

Gusts, 6, Fall/Winter 2007

Munira Judith Avinger

 
Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的姑姑，現在去世了
做了這條被子
在她手上
藍色布料的花朵
曾經綻放開來

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的姑姑，现在去世了
做了这条被子
在她手上
蓝色布料的花朵
曾经绽放开来


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

One Man's Maple Moon: Black and White Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

seeking the past
I look through old photos
outside my window
clouds snow bare trees
the world in black and white

Gusts, 11, Spring/Summer 2010

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

為了尋找過去
我翻閱老舊照片
只見窗外
流雲白雪禿樹
這個黑白世界

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

为了寻找过去
我翻阅老旧照片
只见窗外
流云白雪秃树
这个黑白世界


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

Butterfly Dream: Morning Mist Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

another today ...
morning mist
on the meadow

New England Letters, 51, Nov. 17, 2014

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

另一個今天 ...
草地上
的晨霧

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

另一个今天 ...
草地上
的晨雾


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

One Man's Maple Moon: Ocean Tanka by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

i hold
my cell phone
to the ocean
so he can hear
the waves

Gusts, 10, Fall/Winter 2009

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

我的手機
面向大海
這樣他就可以
聽到
海浪的聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

我的手机
面向大海
这样他就可以
听到
海浪的声音


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger is an author living in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. She has  published three bilingual poetry books, one novel and one memoir. She is also a mentor and  leader of the Dances of Universal Peace. For more information about her work, please visit www.munirabooks.com

Butterfly Dream: Morning Mist Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

morning mist
how thin the veil
between here and gone

Modern Haiku, 44:1, Winter/Spring 2013

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

晨霧
在此地和過往之間
面紗是如此之薄

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

晨雾
在此地和过往之间
面纱是如此之薄


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger was born in the US and moved to the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1993 where she built a little cabin in the forest. She has published five books, the latest of which is a memoir called The Cabin.

Butterfly Dream: Binoculars Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

lost
in my binoculars
a bird calls

Modern Haiku, 8:2, summer 2010

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

迷失
在我的望遠鏡中
鳥的叫聲

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

迷失
在我的望远镜中
鸟的叫声


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger was born in the US and moved to the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1993 where she built a little cabin in the forest. She has published five books, the latest of which is a memoir called The Cabin.

Butterfly Dream: Shifting Winds Haiku by Munira Judith Avinger

English Original

shifting winds
whose turn now
to say good-bye

Haiku Canada Review, 4:2, October 2010

Munira Judith Avinger


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

風向轉移
現在輪到誰
說再見

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

风向转移
现在轮到谁
说再见


Bio Sketch

Munira Judith Avinger was born in the US and moved to the Eastern Townships of Quebec in 1993 where she built a little cabin in the forest. She has published five books, the latest of which is a memoir called The Cabin.