Butterfly Dream: Harvest Morn Haiku by Roberta Beach Jacobson

English Original

harvest morn

rat-a-tat-tat of olives

on our tarp

Stardust Haiku, 69, September 2022

Roberta Beach Jacobson

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

豐收的早晨

橄欖落在我們的防水布上

的噠-噠-噠聲音

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

丰收的早晨

橄榄落在我们防水布上

的哒-哒-哒声音

Bio Sketch

Roberta Beach Jacobson (http://www.robertajacobson.com) is a humorist from Iowa, USA. 

Butterfly Dream: Pumpkin Harvest Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

pumpkin harvest
the old straw-man
thinning

Highly Commended, 2017 Croatian Pumpkin Festival Contest

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

南瓜大豐收
老稻草人
變得單薄了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

南瓜大丰收
老稻草人
变得单薄了


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson was a Pushcart Prize nominated haiku poet. Her haiku were published in many of the world's leading haiku journals and magazines. Jan was a member of The World Haiku Association and Poetry Society of Texas. Jan's profile can be found on The Haiku Foundation "Poet Registry" and online at The Living Haiku Anthology.

One Man's Maple Moon: Struggle Tanka by H. Gene Murtha

English Original

this year's harvest
will be another struggle
at the kitchen table
i leave an extra kernel
for the household mouse

Skylark, 1:2, Winter 2013

H. Gene Murtha 


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

今年的收成
將會是另一場掙扎
在廚房的桌子上
我留下額外的一個果核
給家裡的老鼠吃

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

今年的收成
将会是另一场挣扎
在厨房的桌子上
我留下额外的一个果核
给家里的老鼠吃 


Bio Sketch

H. Gene Murtha, a naturalist and poet, sponsored and judged the first haiku contest for the inner city children of Camden, NJ., for the Virgilio Group, of which he was a lifetime member. He was widely published for his work in haikai literature from the USA to Japan.

Butterfly Dream: Pumpkin Harvest Haiku by Jan Benson

English Original

pumpkin harvest
the old straw-man
thinning   

Highly Commended, 2017 Croatian Pumpkin Festival Contest

Jan Benson


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

南瓜豐收
老稻草人
變瘦了

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

南瓜丰收
老稻草人
变瘦了


Bio Sketch

Jan Benson is a community poet living in Fort Worth, TX. She is an award winning haiku poet with publishing credits in many of the world's leading haiku journals. Ms. Benson is a member of The British Haiku Society, and Poetry Society of Texas

Butterfly Dream: Harvest Haiku by Anna Maris

English Original

after the harvest
the sun puts a golden edge
on what is left

Chrysanthemum, 18, 2015

Anna Maris


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

收成之後
太陽在所剩下的東西旁
加上了金邊

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

收成之后
太阳在所剩下的东西旁
加上了金边


Bio Sketch

Anna Maris is a Swedish haiku poet. Her bi-lingual poetry collection Lifedeathetc/Livdödetc (2016) is published by Red Moon Press. She also has two collections in Swedish: Transport (2015) and Skiftningar (2013) and appears in over 20 anthologies. Anna is an editor of Blåeld, the journal of the Swedish haiku society. http://annamaris.wordpress.com

Butterfly Dream: Harvesting Song Haiku by an'ya

English Original

farmer's scythe
a harvesting song
in each sweep

Third Place, 2009 Betty Drevniok Award

an'ya


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

農夫鐮刀
每次掃割中
的收成之歌

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

农夫镰刀
每次扫割中
的收成之歌


Bio Sketch

an'ya is a haiku and tanka poet who has been published in over 60 foreign languages, and appeared in places and publications worldwide. If you would like to read more of her works and a complete biography, please visit http://tankaanya.com/

Butterfly Dream: Grapefruit Harvest Haiku by Pamela Cooper

English Original

grapefruit harvest --
the morning sun
left dangling

Honourable Mention,  2012 Betty Drevniok Award

Pamela Cooper


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

柚子採收 --
清晨的陽光
晃來晃去

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

柚子采收 --
清晨的阳光
晃来晃去


Bio Sketch

Pamela Cooper has been writing haiku since the turn of the century.  Her daily walks through the colourful neighbourhoods of Montreal are a constant source of inspiration for her.  The Canadian landscape, with its everchanging seasons, provides the backdrop for many of her poems. Pamela’s haiku have appeared in various anthologies and have earned her numerous awards.

One Man's Maple Moon: Harvest Mouse Tanka by Jenny Ward Angyal

English Original

a harvest mouse
gathering seeds
she didn’t sow . . .
in my seventh decade
a thin sheaf of poems

Nest Award, Skylark 1: 2,  Winter 2013

Jenny Ward Angyal


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一隻巢鼠
蒐集她沒有播種
的種子 ...
在我的第七個十年
一捆薄薄的詩集

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一只巢鼠
蒐集她没有播种
的种子 ...
在我的第七个十年
一捆薄薄的诗集


Bio Sketch

Jenny Ward Angyal lives with her husband and one Abyssinian cat on a small organic farm in Gibsonville, NC, USA.  She composed her first poem at the age of five. Her tanka and other poems have appeared in various print and online journals and may also be found on her blog, The Grass Minstrel