Haiku in Chinese
The following
haiku were translated into Simplified Chinese by Yiwei Huang in July and August
of 2012, and appeared as part of the essays (also translated) “Becoming a Haiku Poet” and “Haiku and the Japanese Garden.” My grateful thanks for these
translations. The first poem also appears in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, translated by Chen-ou Liu on his blog. +
spring breeze— 春的微风— the pull of her hand 她的手轻抚着 as we near the pet store 宠物店旁的我们
meteor shower . . . 流星雨 . . . a gentle wave 轻轻的浪花 wets our sandals 打湿了你我的鞋尖 +
mountain morning— 大山的清晨— all over the red berry bush 红浆果灌木丛上 snow in tiny heaps 满是小小的雪堆
clicking off the late movie . . . 按下了午夜电影的开关 . . . the couch cushion 沙发垫子 reinflates 又膨胀了起来
winter wind— 冬日寒风— kite string tangled 风筝线缠绕在 in the garden trellis 花园的栏栅上
tulip festival— 郁金香节— the colours of all the cars 停车场里的汽车 in the parking lot 五彩斑斓
an old woolen sweater 一条旧毛衣 taken yarn by yarn 一丝一丝的 from the snowbank 从雪堆里拽出
morning chill— 清晨严寒— the bag of marbles 一袋子大理石 shifts on the shelf 书架上撞击着
home for Christmas: 圣诞节回家： my childhood desk drawer 我儿时的抽屉里 empty 空了
warm winter evening— 傍晚的暖冬— the chairs askew 歪歪的椅子 after the poetry reading 诗歌朗诵结束了
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