Butterfly Dream: Sipping Sherry Haiku by Marion Alice Poirier

English Original

sipping sherry ...

through the humid dusk

cricket song

Marion Alice Poirier

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

啜飲雪莉酒 ...

蟋蟀的鳴叫滲透

潮濕悶熱的黃昏

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

啜饮雪莉酒 ...

蟋蟀的鸣叫渗透

潮湿闷热的黄昏

Bio Sketch

Marion Alice Poirier is a lifetime resident of Boston, MA. She began writing haiku in 2001 and eventually began to teach haiku in workshops on Poetry Circle and Emerging Poets. She also write short poetry and have been published in on-line haiku and short poetry journals like Tinywords, Hedgerow and The Heron's Nest.

Butterfly Dream: Lightning Flash Haiku by David Watts

English Original

lightning flash

my whiskey

rippling

David Watts

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

閃電

我的威士忌酒杯

泛起漣漪

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

闪电

我的威士忌酒杯

泛起涟漪

Bio Sketch

David Watts' most recent haiku collection is Breath (Red Moon Press, 2026). He has published poetry, short stories, mysteries, memoir and westerns and is professor of English and Poetry Writing at the Fromm Institute of San Francisco. He is a scientist, a classically trained musician and creator of poetry workshops.

Poetic Musings: Amaretto Tanka by Claudia Coutu Radmore

we don’t need the Amaretto

your mouth

hint of smoke

yet sweet as the water

of mountain rivers

Your Hands Discover Me, 2010

                                     

Claudia Coutu Radmore

Commentary: CCR has succinctly and effectively described the taste of Amaretto in terms that would leave no reader unsure, even if they had never imbibed of it, of its unique taste.

-- excerpted from "To the Lighthouse: Sensing Tanka: Perceiving Life Beyond the Ordinary"  by David Terelinck

Editor's Note: "Amaretto is a sweet Italian liqueur (Ls 4&5) with an almond flavor. It's often used in cocktails. Amaretto cocktails with a hint of smoke (L 3) can be made with smoked wood chips, mezcal, or a smoked cinnamon stick. The smoky flavor complements the almond nuttiness of amaretto." 

Butterfly Dream: Fullness Haiku by Praniti Gulyani

English Original

first champagne ...

a new fullness 

to the moon 

CHO, 16:1, April 2020

 

Praniti Gulyani 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

第一杯香檳 ...

以新的豐滿

致敬一輪明月

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

第一杯香槟 ...

以新的丰满

致敬一轮明月

Bio Sketch

An avid practitioner of the Japanese short forms of poetry, Praniti Gulyani aspires to become a full time writer when she grows up. She has published a print collection of haiku, and an ebook of haibun, both of which have been reviewed by world renowned haiku poets.

Butterfly Dream: Elderberry Wine Haiku by Garry Eaton

English Original

touring the farms

the sun sets in a glass

of elderberry wine

Third Place, The Shiki Monthly Kukai, May 2009

Garry Eaton

Chinese Translation (Traditional) 

參觀農場

太陽浮現在接骨木漿水果酒

的酒杯

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

参观农场

太阳浮现在接骨木浆水果酒

的酒杯

Bio Sketch

Garry Eaton was a Canadian poet from British Columbia. He started writing haiku in 2006 and was published occasionally in the major haiku magazines. He volunteered as the digital librarian for The Haiku Foundation Digital Library.

Butterfly Dream: Autumn Twilight Haiku by Bill Kenney

English Original

tiny sips

to make it last

autumn twilight

keep walking, 2021 

Bill Kenney

 

Chinese Translation (Traditional)

小啜幾口酒

而且這是最後一次

秋暮

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

 小啜几口酒

而且这是最后一次

秋暮

 

Bio Sketch 

 

Born and raised in the Boston area, and living for over 50 years in New York City, Bill Kenney was a professor for many years in the English Department at Manhattan College. He started writing haiku in 2004, a month before his 72nd birthday, and became an active participant in the New York City Spring Street Haiku group. His haiku were published in numerous journals and anthologies. And his collection of haiku, keep walking, won the 2021 Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards.

Butterfly Dream: Evening News Haiku by Marion Alice Poirier

English Original

a glass of wine

with the evening news

snow plow clatter

Marion Alice Poirier


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

一杯酒在手

觀看晚間新聞

鏟雪機的噠噠聲  

    
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

一杯酒在手

观看晚间新闻

铲雪机的哒哒声 

Bio Sketch

Marion Alice Poirier is a lifetime resident of  Boston, MA. She began writing haiku in 2001 and eventually began to teach haiku in workshops on Poetry Circle and Emerging Poets. She also write short poetry and have been published in on-line haiku and short poetry journals like Tinywords, Hedgerow and The Heron's Nest.

One Man's Maple Moon: Summer Moonlight Tanka by Sheila Bello

English Original

summer moonlight
slips in through the window ...
alone
I take a sip of wine
while reading Li Po's poem

Sheila Bello


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

夏天的月光
從窗戶溜滑進入 ...
獨自一人
我喝一口酒
並誦讀李白的詩

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

夏天的月光
从窗户溜滑进入 ...
独自一人
我喝一口酒
并诵读李白的


Bio Sketch

Sheila Bello writes haiku, tanka, lyric poetry, flash fiction and creative non-fiction. She lives close to the Scarborough Bluffs in Ontario, Canada. Sheila was born in Trinidad and migrated to Canada in 1972. She is inspired by nature and is an avid gardener.

A Room of My Own: Struggle against Noise and Silence Tanka

she turns up the TV
while I drown my anger
in whiskey ...
our struggle against each other
against our noise and silence

A Room of My Own: Empty Whisky Bottle Haiku

this warmth
between my shadow and me
empty whisky bottle

Butterfly Dream: Warm Brandy Haiku by Margaret Rutley

English Original

warm brandy
her shadow removes
another garment

Erotic Haiku Of Skin On Skin, 2017

Margaret Rutley


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

溫的白蘭地
她的影子脫掉
另一件衣服

Chinese Translation (Simplified)

温的白兰地
她的影子脱掉
另一件衣服


Bio Sketch

Margaret Rutley has poetry published in journals and anthologies in Canada, the US, the UK, and New Zealand. She has won 2nd Place for The Last Resort, a haiku sequence published in Haiku Canada Review and 1st place for a Valentine's Haiku Contest. She is a member of Haiku Canada, the Haiku Society of America, and writes with The Heron's Quill poetry group.

A Room of My Own: Drops of Moonlight Haiku

drops of moonlight
caught in the wine glass ...
first night without her

Note: The haiku above could be read as a sequel to the following poem:

flood of moonlight ...
the drip, drip, drip
of her lingerie

Haiku Canada Review, 10:1, February 2016
Dust Devils: The Red Moon Anthology of English-Language Haiku 2016

Chen-ou Liu

Butterfly Dream: Wine Haiku by Neal Whitman

English Original

two cognacs
the afternoon light
dwindling

Frogpond, Winter 2013

Neal Whitman


Chinese Translation (Traditional)

兩杯干邑
下午的光線
減弱
  
Chinese Translation (Simplified)

两杯干邑
下午的光线
减弱


Bio Sketch

Neal Whitman began to write general poetry in 2005, haiku in 2008, and tanka in 2011. He writes to be read and believes that the reader is never wrong. With his wife, Elaine, he combines his poetry with her Native American flute and photography in free public recitals with the aim of their hearts speaking to other hearts.