Butterfly Dream: Motherhood Haiku by Pragya Vishnoi

English Original

midnight rain
not yet used to
motherhood

Honorable Mention, Sixth Annual Senryu Contest

Pragya Vishnoi


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

午夜雨
尚未習慣做為
一位母親

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

午夜雨
尚未习惯做为
一位母亲
 

Bio Sketch

Pragya Vishnoi lives in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and works at a bank. Her haiku have been published in Better Than Starbucks, Presence,  The Heron's Nest and Frogpond. She loves reading Japanese literature, especially short fictions written by Ryonsuke Akutagawa, Mieko Kawakami and Banana Yoshimoto.

Butterfly Dream: Skeleton Haiku by Pragya Vishnoi

English Original

prairie skies ...
among the wildflowers
a horse's skeleton

Pragya Vishnoi


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

大草原的天空 ...
在野花叢中
一匹馬的屍骨

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

大草原的天空 ...
在野花丛中
一匹马的尸骨

Bio Sketch

Pragya Vishnoi lives in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and works at a bank. Her haiku have been published in Better Than Starbucks, Presence,  The Heron's Nest and Frogpond. She loves reading Japanese literature, especially short fictions written by Ryonsuke Akutagawa, Mieko Kawakami and Banana Yoshimoto.

Butterfly Dream: Long Gone Promise Haiku by Pragya Vishnoi

English Original

starless night
this long gone promise
of spring rain

Pragya Vishnoi


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

沒有星星的夜晚
這個早已不復存在
春雨的承諾

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

没有星星的夜晚
这个早已不复存在
春雨的承诺 


Bio Sketch

Pragya Vishnoi lives in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and works at a bank. Her haiku have been published in Better Than Starbucks, Presence,  The Heron's Nest and Frogpond. She loves reading Japanese literature, especially short fictions written by Ryonsuke Akutagawa, Mieko Kawakami and Banana Yoshimoto.

Butterfly Dream: Wildflower Wind Haiku by Pragya Vishnoi

English Original

wildflower wind
a child migrant drawing
the flight path of geese

Pragya Vishnoi


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

野花被大風吹走
一個小民工繪製
野鵝的飛行路線

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

野花被大风吹走
一个小民工绘製
野鹅的飞行路线

Bio Sketch

Pragya Vishnoi lives in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India and works at a bank. Her haiku have been published in Better Than Starbucks, Presence,  The Heron's Nest and Frogpond. She loves reading Japanese literature, especially short fictions written by Ryonsuke Akutagawa, Mieko Kawakami and Banana Yoshimoto.