Butterfly Dream 蝴蝶夢 之二
Volume Two 2016 Edited and Translated by Chen-ou Liu
Butterfly Dream: 66 Selected English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku
Edited and Translated by
Chen-ou Liu
Volume Two 2016
First published in Canada in 2016 by NeverEnding Story at http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/ Copyright Š Chen-ou Liu 2016
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Acknowledgements This anthology project would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance and the love of haiku from all the poets gathered herein who have helped to establish the English language haiku tradition and move the genre forward. I am grateful for their contribution. And special thanks go to my first Canadian friend, Paul Crudden, who enjoyed reading my English language poems and encouraged me to write more.
All copyrights of English language haiku in the book remain with individual poets. For information about each poet’s biographical sketch, published work, and commentary, visit NeverEnding Story, http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ca/
Best Haiku by Michael Dylan Welch
兒
童 書 加 木
children's book sh elves
儿 童 书 加 木 Best of Showcase, Under the Basho, 2013
Inspiration for haiku comes from the seasons, reading, conversations, or other experiences. But don't write about your emotions. Instead, write about what caused your emotions. That makes all the difference. -- Michael Dylan Welch
Featured Poet Michael Dylan Welch
火車站 -一片濕的葉子緊貼 在嬰兒車輪上
train depot -a wet leaf clings to the stroller wheel
火车站 -一片湿的叶子紧贴 在婴儿车轮上 Geppo, XLI:2, February-April 2016
Featured Poet Michael Dylan Welch
未用過的交響音樂票 -她是小女孩時 的票價
unused symphony ticket -the price when she was a girl
未用过的交响音乐票 -她是小女孩时 的票价 Mariposa, 35, Autumn/Winter 2016
Featured Poet Michael Dylan Welch
邊材 -關於母親我有更深一層 的了解
sapwood -I learn something new about my mother
边材 -关於母亲我有更深一层 的了解 Off the Beaten Track: A Year In Haiku, 2016
昔日媽媽 唱稻米歌給我聽 ... 第一場春雨
the rice song mother sang to me ... first spring rain Chen-ou Liu (劉鎮歐)
昔日妈妈 唱稻米歌给我听 ... 第一场春雨 Editors' Choice , The Heron's Nest, 17:4, December 2015
Kala Ramesh
春風 -我了解 她所留下的曲調
spring breeze -I catch the tune she leaves behind
春风 -我了解 她所留下的曲调 Heron's Nest Award, 8:2, Summer 2006
Kris Lindbeck
春天的天空 就連烏鴉的叫聲 都充滿明亮
spring skies even the crow's caw full of light
春天的天空 就连乌鸦的叫声 都充满明亮 NeverEnding Story, April 16, 2015
Damir Janjalija
以此紀念斯雷布雷尼察的受害人 春暖花開 ... 斯雷布雷尼察的田野和天空 寂靜無聲
in memory of Srebrenica victims spring blossoms ... Srebrenica fields silent with the sky
以此纪念斯雷布雷尼察的受害人 春暖花开 ... 斯雷布雷尼察的田野和天空 寂静无声 Freedom in the Mist, 2013
Lavana Kray
綻放的櫻花 -一位老兵重新擦亮 他的獎牌
cherry blossoms -a veteran repolishing his medals
绽放的樱花-一位老兵重新擦亮 他的奖牌 NeverEnding Story, August 31, 2015
Ignatius Fay
夏季拍賣 在商店的櫥窗前 調整她的胸罩
summer sale adjusting her bra in the shop window
夏季拍卖 在商店的橱窗前 调整她的胸罩 NeverEnding Story, March 31, 2014
David McMurray
新姓氏 深深地刻入 夏木內部
New surname carved deeply into summerwood
新姓氏 深深地刻入 夏木内部 Haiku Canada Members' Anthology 2012
Natalia Kuznetsova
小陽春 – 她墓碑上 的楓紅輝煌
Indian summer -a maple ablaze over her headstone
小阳春 -她墓碑上 的枫红辉煌 3LIGHTS, Autumn 2009
Joan Prefontaine
秋天的寒意 錯誤撥打她亡母 的電話號碼
autumn chill dialing her dead mother's number by mistake
秋天的寒意 错误拨打她亡母 的电话号码 Close to the Wind, 2013 Haiku North America Anthology
Susan Constable
樹葉飄落 我怎麼會知道 我的死期已到
falling leaves how will I know my time has come
树叶飘落 我怎麽会知道 我的死期已到 Editor’s Choice, World Haiku Review, April 2012
Tash Adams
秋分 一個南瓜接著一個南瓜 衡量夜深的程度
autumn equinox measuring nightfall pumpkin by pumpkin
秋分 一个南瓜接著一个南瓜 衡量夜深的程度 The Heron's Nest, 16:3, September 2014
Neal Whitman
在熱水浴缸裡 我的眼睛盯著她上下浮動的乳房 獵人月亮
in the hot tub my eyes on her floating breasts hunter's moon
在热水浴缸里 我的眼睛盯著她上下浮动的乳房 猎人月亮 Honorable Mention, 2013 Harold G. Henderson Haiku Contest
Robert Kania
葉子飄落 ... 夾在我們之間報紙 的沙沙聲
leaves falling ... the rustle of a newspaper between us
叶子飘落 ... 夹在我们之间报纸 的沙沙声 Sharpening the Green Pencil, 2014
Anne Curran
冬天的棉被 我們交談 的各式話題
winter quilt threads of conversation between us
冬天的棉被 我们交谈 的各式话题 Cattails, 1, January 2014
Maureen Virchau
介於 知與不知之間 冬霧
somewhere between knowing and not winter fog
介於 知与不知之间 冬雾 Acorn, 32, Spring 2014
Peggy Heinrich
可能沒什麼 但也可能有什麼 冬季的黑暗
It could be nothing it could be something winter darkness
可能没什么 但也可能有什么 冬季的黑暗 First Place, 2013 Porad Haiku Award
Nancy Nitrio
冬日孤寂 -我的氣息 遮掩了月亮
winter solitude -my breath clouds the moon
冬日孤寂 -我的气息 遮掩了月亮 Third Prize, 2012 Diogen Winter Haiku Contest
Marilyn Humbert
故鄉的回憶 像水滴般不斷地下落 ... 屋頂冰柱
the drip, drip, drip of hometown memories ... roof icicles
故乡的回忆 像水滴般不断地下落 ... 屋顶冰柱 NeverEnding Story, May 17 2015
Rebecca Drouilhet
一整天的冬雨 ... 過去一年的情景逐一 反映在窗格上
all day winter rain... scenes from the passing year reflected in the pane
一整天的冬雨 ... 过去一年的情景逐一 反映在窗格上 NeverEnding Story, March 25, 2014
Tzod Earf
冬天毛毛雨 ... 在我腦海裡 的聲音
winter drizzle ... the voice in my mind
冬天毛毛雨 ... 在我脑海里 的声音 NeverEnding Story, March 9, 2014
Sylvia Forges-Ryan
進入深冬 寫些沒有人可以 分享的詩
Deep into winter writing poems I can share with no one
进入深冬 写些没有人可以 分享的诗 First Prize, Key West Robert Frost Haiku Contest
Julie Warther
還是一樣的冬天池塘寂靜安寧
still the same winter pond still
还是一样的冬天池塘寂静安宁
Mu, 4, 2012
Debbie Strange
苔原上 的馴鹿骨頭 籠養冬季的天空
on the tundra caging a winter sky caribou bones
苔原上 的驯鹿骨头 笼养冬季的天空 Third Place, 2014 "aha" Hortensia Anderson Awards
Toki
冬夜 在薄霧分散之處 另一顆星星
winter night where the mists part another star
冬夜 在薄雾分散之处 另一颗星星 NeverEnding Story, December 10, 2014
Bruce Ross
除夕 龍的嘴 閃閃發光
New Year's Eve the dragon's mouth full of light
除夕 龙的嘴 闪闪发光 NeverEnding Story, October 24, 2014
kjmunro
北極光 恰好在我的拐杖 未能觸及之處
northern lights just beyond the reach of my walking stick
北极光 恰好在我的拐杖 未能触及之处 Haiku Canada Review, 8:1, February 2014
Beverley George
從舉槳之處 一道微光連接天空 與太陽映照的河
from a lifted oar a shimmer connects the sky and sunlit river
从举桨之处 一道微光连接天空 与太阳映照的河 First Prize, 2009 Genkissu! Spirits Up! World Wide Hekinan Haiku Contest
Pamela Cooper
朦朧月色 -板栗中的一個洞 填滿星星
twilight moon -a hole in the chestnut fills with stars
朦胧月色 -板栗中的一个洞 填满星星 2013 Haiku Canada Members’ Anthology
Sonam Chhoki
滿月 -黑暗在祈禱輪翻轉之處 閃爍
full moon -darkness flickers at each turn of the prayer wheel
满月 -黑暗在祈祷轮翻转之处 闪烁 Under the Basho, 1, Autumn 2013
Jack Galmitz
後院： 一堆輪胎，一個棒球
the yard: a pile of tires, a baseball
後院： 一堆轮胎，一个棒球
yards & lots, 2012
Ben Moeller-Gaa
公共汽車站 一個塑料袋在微風中 像海蜇般漂游
bus stop a plastic bag jellyfishing in the breeze
公共汽车站 一个塑料袋在微风中 像海蜇般漂游 Acorn, 33, 2014
Jan Dobb
生鏽的鐵道 一陣疾風劃開 一片草地
rusted railway a quick wind unzips the grasses
生锈的铁道 一阵疾风划开 一片草地 The Heron’s Nest, 15:2, June 2013
Ken Sawitri
沙之海洋 -在每一粒沙中 數以千計的風徑
ocean of sand -thousands of wind paths within each grain
沙之海洋 -在每一粒沙中 数以千计的风径 Wednesday Haiku, 184, July 2nd, 2014
Goda V. Bendoraitiene
一個孩子 用來自浪頭的日落微光 填滿他的水桶
a child fills his bucket with sunset twinkle from the peak of wave
一个孩子 用来自浪头的日落微光 填满他的水桶 The Mainichi, October 15, 2014
Irene Golas
苔蘚覆蓋的岩石 ... 母親從來不談論 她已死的孩子
moss-covered rocks ... mother never talks about the one that died
苔藓覆盖的岩石 ... 母亲从来不谈论 她已死的孩子 First Place, 2010 Haiku Pen Contest
Shloka Shankar
摺紙月亮 ... 這麼多的謊言 藏到深夜
origami moon… so many lies tucked into the night
摺纸月亮 ... 这麽多的谎言 藏到深夜 Frozen Butterfly, 1, October 2014
Munira Judith Avinger
晨霧 在此地和過往之間 面紗是如此之薄
morning mist how thin the veil between here and gone
晨雾 在此地和过往之间 面纱是如此之薄 Modern Haiku, 44:1, Winter/Spring 2013
Olivier Schopfer
臥病在床 凝視窗簾之間 的空隙
sick in bed the gap between the curtains
卧病在床 凝视窗簾之间 的空隙 Mayfly, 57, Summer 2014
Robert Epstein
在松蔭中 一時我忘了 此生將會結束
in pine shade for a while I forget this life will end
在松荫中 一时我忘了 此生将会结束 Moonset, 7, 2010
Helen Buckingham
椴樹的影子 觀看人群觀看 一位盲人
linden shadows watching people watching the blind man
椴树的影子 观看人群观看 一位盲人 2007 Suruga-Baika Literary Festival Award
Maria Tomczak
即將到來的風暴 在我們之間 空間越來越少
coming storm less and less space between us
即将到来的风暴 在我们之间 空间越来越少 Cattails, September 2014
George Swede
留下我的孤独
在她的體內
leaving my loneliness
留下我的孤独
inside her
在她的体内
micro haiku: three to nine syllables, 2014
Cynthia Rowe
她的影子 他的影子 他們的影子
her shadow his shadow their shadow
她的影子 他的影子 他们的影子 paper wasp, 20:2, winter 2014
Rita Odeh
與以色列哭牆 面對面 ... 一個空板凳
face to face with the wailing wall ... an empty bench
与以色列哭墙 面对面 ... 一个空板凳 Mayfly, 53, 2012
Polona Oblak
冷鋒 寂寞 的邊緣
cold front the edges of loneliness
冷锋 寂寞 的边缘 NeverEnding Story, May 15, 2014
Gabriel Sawicki
山中小屋 ... 有你, 我 和蜘蛛
mountain cabin ... you, me and the spiders
山中小屋 ... 有你, 我 和蜘蛛 Asahi, May 2013
Karen O’Leary
一隻蝴蝶 鼓翅而飛 -她的第一支芭蕾舞
the flutter of a butterfly -her first ballet
一只蝴蝶 鼓翅而飞 -她的第一支芭蕾舞 NeverEnding Story, September 18, 2014
Barry George
髮型師 沖走了 她的聲音
the stylist rinses away the sound of her voice
髮型师 冲走了 她的声音 First Place, 2009 Gerald Brady Senryu Award
Carole Johnston
我開車 進入春雨 的聖餐禮
I drive into a eucharist of rain
我开车 进入春雨 的圣餐礼 Bright Stars, 1, 2014
Sandip Chauhan
月虹 ... 在一粒麥子中 農夫的歌
moonbow ... in a grain of wheat a farmer’s song
月虹 ... 在一粒麦子中 农夫的歌 2nd Place, 2014 Matsuo Basho Award for Haiku
Michael Dylan Welch
兒
童 書 加 木
children's book sh elves
儿 童 书 加 木 Best of Showcase, Under the Basho, 2013
Fay Aoyagi
獨立紀念日 -我讓他碰觸我 一點點
Independence Day -I let him touch a little bit of me
独立纪念日 -我让他碰触我 一点点 Beyond the Reach of My Chopsticks , 2011
Simon Hanson
藍精靈鷯 起飛了一會兒 我們所承擔的包袱
blue fairywren lifting for a moment a weight we carried
蓝精灵鹩 起飞了一会儿 我们所承担的包袱 A Hundred Gourds, 2:2, March 2013
H. Gene Murtha
第一道曙光 ... 一隻京燕的尾巴 緩慢上升
first light ... slow to rise a phoebe's tail
第一道曙光 ... 一只京燕的尾巴 缓慢上升 Biding Time: Selected Poems 2001-2013, 2013
John Kinory
柏樹和鐘樓之間的冷藍天空 被燕子切成一片片
between the cypress and the bell-tower the cold blue sliced by swifts
柏树和钟楼之间的冷蓝天空 被燕子切成一片片
Modern Haiku, 37:1, Winter/Spring 2006
Larry Kimmel
一隻接一隻 三隻烏鴉與霧 成為一體
one after the other three crows become one with the fog
一只接一只 叁只乌鸦与雾 成为一体 Modern Haiku, 28:3, Fall 1997
S.M. Abeles
光禿禿樹枝 一切事物的形狀 但是,有一隻鳥
bare branch the shape of everything but the bird
光秃秃树枝 一切事物的形状 但是,有一只鸟 Modern Haiku, 45:1, Winter/Spring 2014
Marion Clarke
潮濕的早晨 知更鳥到來之前 的一個灰色院子
damp morning a gray yard before the robin
潮湿的早晨 知更鸟到来之前 的一个灰色院子 NeverEnding Story, November 29, 2014
Marianne Paul
(後悔)白鷺沿著河岸酸雨
(r)egret along the riverbank acid rain
(后悔)白鹭沿着河岸酸雨
NeverEnding Story, November 23, 2015
Asni Amin
雨的味道 ... 夢在麻雀喋喋不休中 逐漸開展
smell of rain ... a dream unfolds in the chatter of sparrows
雨的味道 ... 梦在麻雀喋喋不休中 逐渐开展 Simply Haiku, 10:3, Summer 2013
Judit Katalin Hollos
福島核電廠 -一隻翠鳥捕捉到 玷污的月光
Fukushima -a kingfisher catches stained moonbeams
福岛核电厂 -一只翠鸟捕捉到 玷污的月光 NeverEnding Story, December 14, 2014
Carl Seguiban
一條魚被包裹 在一張有戰爭新聞的報紙裡-氣味徘徊不散
news of war wrapped on a fish -the smell lingers
一条鱼被包裹 在一张有战争新闻的报纸里 -气味徘徊不散 2nd Place, World Haiku Review, August 2014
Pat Tompkins
藍白色的天空 藍白色的海洋 放風母馬的尾巴
blue and white sky blue and white sea wind herding mares’ tails
蓝白色的天空 蓝白色的海洋 放风母马的尾巴 A Hundred Gourds, 3:1, December 2013
Ed Baker
百合墊上的一隻青蛙 映照出 百合墊上的一隻青蛙
frog on lily-pad reflecting frog on lily-pad
百合垫上的青蛙 映照出 百合垫上的青蛙 Wednesday Haiku, 88, October 31, 2012
Angelee Deodhar
外面一片黑暗， 然後屋內 出現一隻螢火蟲
acres of darkness outside, inside then a firefly
外面一片黑暗， 然後屋内 出现一只萤火蟲 Pail in Hand: 25 Haiku, 2000
Archana Kapoor Nagpal
銀河 -螢火蟲一隻接一隻 飛上山丘
milky way -one by one fireflies up the hill
银河 -萤火蟲一只接一只 飞上山丘 First Place, 2014 Haiku "Aha" Moment Contest
LeRoy Gorman
往昔森林所在之處 老舊地圖 沾滿了灰塵
where forest was the old map is thick with dust
往昔森林所在之处 老旧地图 沾满了灰尘 tinywords, January 10, 2014
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A haiku or a tanka without "rhetoric" was likely to be no more than a brief observation without poetic tension or illumination. -- Donald Keene
Butterfly Dream Volume Two 2016