Butterfly Dream: Hot Spring Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

hot spring --

a mountain breeze

ruffles my hair

Haiku Foundation, 2020

Nicole Pottier

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

溫泉 --

一陣山風

弄亂我的頭髮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

温泉 --

一阵山风

弄乱我的头发

Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. Her haiku poems and photo-poems have been published in many languages. She’s a member of the board of The Haiku journal, edited by the  Romanian Society of Haiku, and a redactor for the magazine, Albatross, published by the Haiku Society of Constanta.

Butterfly Dream: Refugee Boat Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

caressing waves  --

in the refugee boat

unborn child

 

Honorable Mention, 20th Mainichi Haiku Contest

Nicole Pottier

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

海浪輕柔地拍打 --

在難民船上

未出生的孩子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

海浪轻柔地拍打 --

在难民船上

未出生的孩子

Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. Her haiku poems and photo-poems have been published in many languages. She’s a member of the board of The Haiku journal, edited by the  Romanian Society of Haiku, and a redactor for the magazine, Albatross, published by the Haiku Society of Constanta.

Butterfly Dream: Old Man's Eyes Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

children's story  --

in the old man's eyes

patch of blue sky

Honorable Mention, 2017 UkiaHaiku Festival

Nicole Pottier

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

兒童故事 --

在老人的眼裡

一片藍天

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

儿童故事 --

在老人的眼里

一片蓝天

Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. Her haiku poems and photo-poems have been published in many languages. She’s a member of the board of The Haiku journal, edited by the  Romanian Society of Haiku, and a redactor for the magazine, Albatross, published by the Haiku Society of Constanta.

Butterfly Dream: Fleeting Clouds Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

fleeing clouds --
lost in the distance
the train whistling

Haiku Special, Third Japan-Russia Haiku Contest

Nicole Pottier


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

飄移不定的雲彩 -
火車的鳴笛聲
消失在遠方

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

飘移不定的云彩 -
火车的鸣笛声
消失在远方


Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. She studied foreign languages and literature. She has published poetry and essays in literary magazines, and her haiku have been published in print and online journals,  including Haiku Canada, Diogen Pro Kultura, Ploc!, Haikouest , World Haiku Review , Haiku, Albatros, and brass bell.

Butterfly Dream: Autumn Mist Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

autumn mist the gardener scrapes last clouds

brass bell, September 2015

Nicole Pottier


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋天薄霧花匠刮掉最後的雲彩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋天薄雾花匠刮掉最後的云彩 


Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. She studied foreign languages and literature. She has published poetry and essays in literary magazines, and her haiku have been published in print and online journals,  including Haiku Canada, Diogen Pro Kultura, Ploc!, Haikouest , World Haiku Review , Haiku, Albatros, and brass bell.

Butterfly Dream: First Light Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

at first light the blue bird flies away taking my dream

brass bell, November 2015

Nicole Pottier


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

第一道曙光青鳥遠離帶走我的夢想

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

第一道曙光青鸟远离带走我的梦想


Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. She studied foreign languages and literature. She has published poetry and essays in literary magazines, and her haiku have been published in print and online journals,  including Haiku Canada, Diogen Pro Kultura, Ploc!, Haikouest , World Haiku Review , Haiku, Albatros, and brass bell.

Butterfly Dream: Green Tea and Moon's Light Haiku by Nicole Pottier

English Original

fragrance of green tea --
I sharpen my old pencil
under the moon's light

First Prize, 2014 Haiku Now! Awards

Nicole Pottier


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

綠茶飄香 --
在月光下我削尖
我的老鉛筆

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

绿茶飘香 --
在月光下我削尖
我的老铅笔


Bio Sketch

Nicole Pottier lives in Normandy, France. She studied foreign languages and literature. She has published poetry and essays in literary magazines, and her haiku have been published in print and online journals,  including Haiku Canada, Diogen Pro Kultura, Ploc!, Haikouest , World Haiku Review , Haiku, Albatros, and brass bell.