Butterfly Dream: Polar Vortex Haiku by Rich Schilling

English Original

polar vortex

making it through another

round of layoffs

Human/Kind Journal, 1:5, May 2019

Rich Schilling

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

極地渦旋

挺過另一輪

的裁員

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

极地涡旋

挺过另一轮

的裁员

Bio Sketch

Rich Schilling is a husband, dad, and award-winning poet. He has been published in Human/Kind Journal, NOON,  antantantantant, Is/let, The Heron's Nest, Sonic Boom and numerous other journals.

Biting NOT Barking: Melted Glacier Haiku by Yasir Farooq

English Original

melted glacier

the first and the last dip

into its own water

Haiku Foundation Dialogue, "reVirals 457," June 28, 2024

Yasir Farooq

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

融化的冰川

第一次也是最後一次

滑入它自己的水中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

融化的冰川

第一次也是最后一次

滑入它自己的水中

Bio Sketch

The journey of Yasir Farooq's English Haiku resumed in 2020. Several journals like Frogpond, The Bloo Outlier, Cold Moon Journal, The Asahi Haikuist Network, Pan Haiku Review, Chrysanthemum, Failed Haiku have published his works. He was nominated for Pushcart Prize by the Cold Moon Journal in 2021.

A Room of My Own:Path of Milton Haiku

No More Fairy Tales, XXXIV

the path of Milton ...

a bunglow tied down by straps

bolted to the ground

FYI: The New Yorker, Oct. 8: Why Hurricane Milton Is a Sign of the New Abnormal

“We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.” This assessment, co-authored by several of the world’s leading climate scientists, was published on Tuesday, in the journal BioScience. 

Milton, pretty much from its inception, has been an abnormal storm. “It is exceedingly rare for a hurricane to form in the western Gulf, track eastward, and make landfall on the Western coast of Florida,” Jonathan Lin, an atmospheric scientist at Cornell, explained to Vox. As Milton swirled over the Gulf of Mexico, it encountered water that was almost three and a half degrees hotter than usual for early October. 

The storm went from barely a hurricane to a Category 5 storm in less than twenty-four hours (FYI: CBS News, Oct. 10: Hurricane Milton makes landfall as Category 3 on Florida's west coast.) 

Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, says that he’s “not a global-warming person.” Just a few months ago, he signed a bill that erased most references to the problem from state law. 

Added: Game Show, 2024, LXVI

written in response to ABC News, Oct. 7: More than 230 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

raging waters

tear through state after state

drill, baby, drill louder

FYI: KALW Public Media, Oct. 8: Donald Trump's "drill, baby, drill" policies will worsen the climate crisis. And MSNBC, August 8: Trump’s "drill baby drill" plan: The wrong answer to the right questions

Asked about his jobs plan, Donald Trump pointed to oil drilling. 

Asked about housing affordability, he again pointed to oil drilling.

Added: No More Fairy Tales, XXXV

bumpertobumper 

traffic on the 12-lane highway

as raging waters sweep

we'reallinthis

t o ge t   h  e    r   a gain

Added: Game Show, 2024, LXVII

my body, my choice 

penetrating the distant chants

of USA!

I gaze at Lady Liberty’s

forward-facing charge

A Room of My Own: Wave after Wave Senryu

No More Fairy Tales, XV

wave after wave of heat

please press ?

for more Q&As

FYI: This haiku is a sequel to the following one:

No More Fairy Tales, VI

for Greta Thunberg

tongues of forest fires 

there's no Plan[et] B, the rest

blah, blah, blah ...

NeverEnding Story, November 21 2022

New Yorker, July 11: Is It Hot Enough Yet for Politicians to Take Real Action? The latest record temperatures are driving, again precisely as scientists have predicted, a cascading series of disasters around the world.

And UN News, July 27: Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief

Added: Game Show 2024, XXVI

another rent hike ...

sleepless, I count the number

of Trump charges

FYI: BBC News, July 31: "Why Trump's poll lead went up after criminal indictments:" Most Republican voters see charges as politically motivated

"We're really dealing with the tale of two Americas and two distinct bubbles," says Mr Clifford Young, president of US public affairs with Ipsos. "There's one bubble that sees Trump's behaviour as lawless. And there's another bubble that sees him as their champion - and that he's being attacked because of that."

Added:

another hours-long

talk of ending the cycle 

of breaking up

and geting back together ...

behind her this blue supermoon

FYI: Torontonians will get a better look at the second full supermoon on August 30.

Butterfly Dream: Drought Haiku by Kristen Deming

English Original

breaking the silence 

of the drought 

acorn rain 

A Glimpse of Red, 2000

Kristen Deming

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

打破乾旱

的沉默

橡子像大雨般墜落

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

打破干旱

的沉默

橡子像大雨般坠落

Bio Sketch

Kristen Deming was an accomplished haiku poet and lover of literature. Her haiku collection, Plum Afternoon was a finalist in the Haiku Society of America's Merit Book Award in 2017. As a past president of the Haiku Society of America and active member in the haiku community in Japan for many years, one of Kristen's enduring contributions to the haiku communities around the world was a weekly poetry column in the Japan Times called "Haiku Moments" that she co-wrote with a Japanese colleague for six years, helping to open the world of haiku to English speakers and to give glimpses of Japanese culture through the lens of haiku. 

One Man's Maple Moon: Saharan Dust Tanka by Janet Lynn Davis

English Original

Saharan dust
clouds my Texas sky
           strong winds
of uncertainty
sweep across the globe

Ribbons, 15:1, Winter 2019

Janet Lynn Davis


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

撒哈拉沙漠塵暴
使得我的德克薩斯天空烏云密布
               一陣不確定性    
的強風
席捲全球

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

撒哈拉沙漠尘暴

使得我的德克薩斯天空乌云密布
                一阵不确定性
的强风
席卷全球

 

 

Bio Sketch

Janet Lynn Davis began her tanka journey in late 2005. Since then, her work has appeared in numerous familiar journals and anthologies, and she also has served the tanka community in various capacities. Janet currently lives in a rustic area of southeast Texas, away from the hustle-bustle of the big city.

Butterfly Dream: Hurricane Haiku by LeRoy Gorman

English Original 

hurricane near
she gets her nails done
the color of the sea

South by Southeast, 12:2, 2005

LeRoy Gorman



Chinese Translation (Traditional)

暴風雨逼近
她將指甲塗滿
海洋的顏色

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

暴风雨逼近
她将指甲塗满
海洋的颜色


Bio Sketch

LeRoy Gorman writes mostly minimalist and visual poetry.  His most recent book, fast enough to leave this world, is one of tanka published by Inkling Press, Edmonton.  More information on his writing can be found at the American Haiku Archives where he is the Honorary Curator for 2012-2013.