Butterfly Dream: First Taste Haiku by Sidney Bending

English Original

high tide
the first taste
of skin

Erotic Haiku Of Skin On Skin, 2017

Sidney Bending


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

高潮
第一次親吻
皮膚

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

高潮
第一次亲吻
皮肤


Bio Sketch

Sidney Bending is a retired graphic artist. She has published poetry and flash fiction in North America, Europe and New Zealand. Her haiku and haibun have won several awards. Sidney is a member of Haiku Canada, the Haiku Society of America and writes collaboratively with The Heron's Quill poetry group.

Butterfly Dream: Charity Race Haiku by Sidney Bending

English Original

charity race
competing against
cherry petals

Honourable Mention, 2014 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival

Sidney Bending


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

慈善比賽
與飄落的櫻花瓣
一起競爭

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

慈善比赛
与飘落的樱花瓣
一起竞争


Bio Sketch

Sidney Bending is a retired graphic artist living on the west coast of Canada. Her haiku have appeared in Frogpond, tinywords, and in the anthology Lifting the Sky. Work is upcoming with Modern Haiku and Haiku Canada Review. She won several awards with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival haiku contest.

Butterfly Dream: Tokyo Subway Haiku by Sidney Bending

English Original

leaving the Tokyo subway
a hundred umbrellas
rise in unison

tinywords, 10:3, 2010

Sidney Bending


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

離開東京地鐵站
一百把雨傘
一齊打開

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

离开东京地铁站
一百把雨伞
一齐打开


Bio Sketch

Sidney Bending is a retired graphic artist living on the west coast of Canada. Her haiku have appeared in Frogpond, tinywords, and in the anthology Lifting the Sky. Work is upcoming with Modern Haiku and Haiku Canada Review. She won several awards with the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival haiku contest.