Butterfly Dream

First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog

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refugee tent --
a girl calls a butterfly
by her mom’s name
They Gave Us Life: Celebrating Mothers, Fathers & Others in Haiku

Chinese Translation (Traditional)
難民帳篷 --
一位女孩用媽媽的名字
呼喚一隻蝴蝶
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
难民帐篷 --
一位女孩用妈妈的名字
呼唤一只蝴蝶

 "L1 establishes the setting and sociopolitical context while the unexpected yet emotionally poignant last line lifts the haiku out of the ordinary. And the symbolically rich image of a flitting butterfly could offer two different readings".

                               Chen-ou Liu

Never Ending Story - Butterfly Dream, by Chen-ou Liu

English Original
black clouds rumble --
our cotton candies stick
to one another

Third Prize, Wild Plum Haiku contest 2016
Lavana Kray

Chinese Translation (Traditional)
黑雲隆隆聲 --
我們的棉花糖
粘在一起


Chinese Translation (Simplified)
黑云隆隆声 --
我们的棉花糖
粘在一起

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