Butterfly Dream: Fawn Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

twilight ...

a fawn sipping

silence

Autumn Moon Haiku, 6:2,  Spring/Summer 2023

Veronika Zora Novak 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

黎明 ...

一隻小鹿啜飲

寧靜

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

黎明 ...

一只小鹿啜饮

宁静

Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Twilight Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

winter twilight ...

the smell of hospitals 

in my hair

Under the Bashõ, April 2020

Veronika Zora Novak 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬日黃昏...

醫院的氣味

在我的頭髮裡

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬日黄昏...

医院的气味

在我的头发里

Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.

Butterfly Dream: Miscarriage Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

miscarriage ...

cherry blossoms laced 

with snowflakes

Veronika Zora Novak 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

流產 ...

盛開的櫻花

蘸染雪花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

流产 ...

盛开的樱花

蘸染雪花

Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.

Butterfly Dream: Winter Twilight Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

winter twilight 

the smell of hospitals

in my hair 

Veronika Zora Novak 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬天暮色

在我的頭髮裡

醫院的味道

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬天暮色

在我的头发里

医院的味道

Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.

Butterfly Dream: Lullaby Haiku by Veronika Zora Novak

English Original

lullaby
curling up in the sound
of rain

Veronika Zora Novak


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

搖籃曲
身體蜷縮
在雨聲中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

摇篮曲
身体蜷缩
在雨声中


Bio Sketch

Veronika Zora Novak resides in Toronto, Canada.  She studied Medical Office Administration at George Brown College and graduated with honours in 1999.  She has been writing haiku and tanka since 2012 and has been published in acclaimed journals such as Under the Bashõ, Chrysathemum, Failed Haiku, Hedgerow, Prune Juice, Bleached Butterfly and many others.