Butterfly Dream: Fireworks Haiku by Masaoka Shiki

English Original

loneliness

after the fireworks

a falling star

Haiku: Ancient and Modern, 2002

Masaoka Shiki

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

煙花之後

的寂寞

一顆流星

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

烟花之后

的寂寞

一颗流星

 

 

Bio Sketch

Masaoka Shiki (October 14, 1867 -- September 19, 1902) was a Japanese poet and literary critic in Meiji period Japan. Shiki is regarded as a major figure in the development of modern haiku, and he also published articles on the reform of tanka. Some scholars and poets consider Shiki to be one of the four great haiku masters, the others being Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, and Kobayashi Issa.

Butterfly Dream: Shooting Stars Haiku by Stella Pierides

English Original

shooting stars…
the fizz of champagne
on my tongue

2nd place, Shiki Kukai February 2012

Stella Pierides


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

流星
香檳嘶嘶聲
在我的舌尖

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

流星
香槟嘶嘶声
在我的舌尖


Bio Sketch

Born in Athens, Greece, Stella Pierides now divides her time between Neusäß, Germany and London, England. In her heart, she lives somewhere on the Aegean coast. She writes poetry and prose because she has to. Her work has been included in anthologies, in print, online journals and elsewhere. She has co-edited and contributed to Even Paranoids Have Enemies (Routledge), and Beyond Madness (JKP). Poetry book "in the Garden of Absence," Fruit Dove Press, Neusaess, 2012. She blogs at http://stellapierides.com/blog and tweets at http://Twitter.com/stellapierides.