Butterfly Dream: Funeral Sermon Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

funeral sermon --

the slide show

fades to blue

Wordless, 2017

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

葬禮講道 --

幻燈片的展示逐漸消失

變成一片藍

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

葬礼讲道 --

幻灯片的展示逐渐消失

变成一片蓝

Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada & a member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her debut poetry collection is contractions (Red Moon Press, 2019). 

Butterfly Dream: Murder Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

solemn mass murder of crows

Matrix Magazine, 107, 2017

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

莊嚴的彌撒一群烏鴉

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

庄严的弥撒一群乌鸦


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada & a member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her debut poetry collection is contractions (Red Moon Press, 2019).

Butterfly Dream: Dark Night Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

dark night
every raindrop a star
falling

Honorable Mention, 2016 HIA Haiku Contest

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

黑暗的夜晚
每滴雨珠像是一顆星星
從天空墜落

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

黑暗的夜晚
每滴雨珠像是一颗星星
从天空坠落 


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada & an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She has two leaflets with Leaf Press, and co-edited Body of Evidence: a collection of killer 'ku.

Butterfly Dream: Grey Hair and Old Bulb Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

grey hair
tulip shoots
from an old bulb

Haiku Canada Sheet, October 2016

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

頭髮花白
一個老的鬱金香球莖
長出新芽

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

头发花白
一个老的郁金香球茎
长出新芽 


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada and  an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, and has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Trail Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

a truth laid bare tree roots in the trail

wild voices: an anthology of short poetry & art by women, 2017

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

揭露一個真理樹根在森林步道的裂縫中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

揭露一个真理树根在森林步道的裂缝中


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada and  an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, and has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Road Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

autumn butterfly
we both take the road
less travelled

wild voices: an anthology of short poetry & art by women, 2017

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

秋天的蝴蝶
我們都走這一條
行人少走的路

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

秋天的蝴蝶
我们都走这一条
行人少走的路


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada and  an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, and has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Starlight Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

starlight
seeing the past
so clearly

Second Place, 2016 PORAD Contest

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

星光
如此清楚地
理解過去

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

星光
如此清楚地
理解过去


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada & an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She has two leaflets with Leaf Press, & co-edited Body of Evidence: a collection of killer 'ku.

Butterfly Dream: Military Precision Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

the days fly past with military precision

bottle rockets, 34, 2016

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

這些日子以軍事精確度飛逝

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

这些日子以军事精确度飞逝 


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, & is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, & has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Yukon Hike Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

Yukon hike
water sloshes to the beat
of the bear bell

DailyHaiku, Cycle 18,  Fall 2014/Winter 2015

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在育空徒步旅行
水跟隨大熊鈴噹的節拍
四處潑灑

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在育空徒步旅行
水跟随大熊铃当的节拍
四处泼洒


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, & is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, & has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Nuclear Power Plant Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

friendly fire up that nuclear power plant

Modern Haiku, 46:3,  2015

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

對友軍開火那個核電廠

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

对友军开火那个核电厂


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, & is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded "solstice haiku," a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, & has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Canadian Flags Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

moving to Japan
Canadian flags tape
shut the boxes

bottle rockets,  34,  2016

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

移居到日本
使用加拿大國旗膠帶
封鎖箱子

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

移居到日本
使用加拿大国旗胶带
封锁箱子


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, & is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. She founded 'solstice haiku', a monthly haiku discussion group, in 2014, & has a leaflet with Leaf Press.

Butterfly Dream: Solstice Sunshine Haiku by Kjmunro

English Original

solstice sunshine --
snowflake caught
in a spiderweb

DailyHaiku, 9:18 , Fall 2014/Winter 2015

Kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

冬至陽光 --
蜘蛛網中
的雪花

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

冬至阳光 --
蜘蛛网中
的雪花 


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, and is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her chapbook, summer evening, is available through Leaf Press as number ten in their oak leaflet series.

Butterfly Dream: Spring Cleaning Haiku by Kjmunro

English Original

spring cleaning
paw prints of the dog
no longer with us

bottle rockets,  32, February 2015

Kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

春季大掃除
我們身後不再有
狗的掌印

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

春季大扫除
我们身後不再有
狗的掌印


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, and is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her chapbook, summer evening, is available through Leaf Press as number ten in their oak leaflet series.

Butterfly Dream: Dark Side Haiku by Kjmunro

English Original

lost in the dark side of the moon viewing

Under the Basho, November 2014

Kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

迷失在賞月的陰暗面

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

迷失在赏月的阴暗面


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, and is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her chapbook, summer evening, is available through Leaf Press as number ten in their oak leaflet series.

Butterfly Dream: Canada Geese Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

canadageese
  swimming
    V form
      atio
       n

Haiku Canada Review, 8:2, October 2014

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

戲水的加拿大
     鵝形成
       V 字
        形
   
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

戏水的加拿大
     鹅形成
       V 字
        形


Bio Sketch

Originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is Membership Secretary for Haiku Canada, and is an Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets. Her chapbook, summer evening, is available through Leaf Press as number ten in their oak leaflet series.

Butterfly Dream: Tall Grass Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

tall grass a hand drowning in snow waves

Honorable Mention, 2014 Robert Spiess Memorial Haiku Award Competition

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

大草原一隻手淹沒在雪浪中

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

大草原一只手淹没在雪浪中


Bio Sketch:

Born & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She has recently joined the Executive of Haiku Canada, & her chapbook, summer evening, is available through Leaf Press as number ten in their oak leaflet series.

Butterfly Dream: Northern Lights Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

northern lights
just beyond the reach
of my walking stick

(after Fay Aoyagi's "low winter moon")

Haiku Canada Review, 8:1, February 2014)

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

北極光
恰好在我的拐杖
未能觸及之處

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

北极光
恰好在我的拐杖
未能触及之处


Bio Sketch

Born & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is a member of Haiku Canada, and volunteers with The Whitehorse Poetry Society. She is currently working on a poetry manuscript.

Butterfly Dream: Snowfall Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

the snowfall
erases our footprints --
clean sheets

Yukon News  (read by the poet on CBC radio December 2012)

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Chinese Translation (Traditional)

落雪
抹去了我們的足跡 --
乾淨的床單

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

落雪
抹去了我们的足迹 --
乾净的床单


Bio Sketch

Born & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is a member of Haiku Canada, and volunteers with The Whitehorse Poetry Society . She is currently working on a poetry manuscript.

Butterfly Dream: Poppy Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

wintry walk
thinking about my poppy
I fall behind

small stones,  November 2012

 kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

寒冬步行
想著罌粟花
我逐漸落後

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

寒冬步行
想著罂粟花
我逐渐落後


Bio Sketch

Born & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is a member of Haiku Canada, and volunteers with The Whitehorse Poetry Society . She is currently working on a poetry manuscript.

Butterfly Dream: Dental Chair Haiku by kjmunro

English Original

in the dentist's chair
a poem is polished
by the whine of the drill

Into Winter ART 043 Chapbook,  Fall 2011

kjmunro


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

在牙醫的椅子上
通過鑽牙機的鑽磨
一首詩變為優雅

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

在牙医的椅子上
通过钻牙机的钻磨
一首诗变为优雅


Bio sketch:

Born & raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, kjmunro moved to the Yukon Territory in 1991. She is a member of Haiku Canada, and volunteers with The Whitehorse Poetry Society . She is currently working on a poetry manuscript.