swamps and floodplains
the carved basalt head
covered in wool
‘swamps and floodplains’ 61/100 #haikufeltings
‘strong current’ 60/100 #haikufeltings
strong current
a chunk of earth floats out
to sea
‘morning post’ 59/100 #haikufeltings
morning post
scent of the letter marked
X
‘wisdom?’ 58/100 #haikufeltings
wisdom?
even a philosopher
gets spots
‘dawn walk’ 57/100 #haikufeltings
dawn walk—
fragrance of silk white
peonies
‘dense thicket’ 56/100 #haikufeltings
dense thicket
the wounded doe runs
for cover
In ‘Hedgerow’
Pleased to see my haiku in issue 127 of ‘Hedgerow’ edited by Caroline Skanne! Thank you Caroline!
In ‘Peonies’
Three of my haiku were translated into Bulgarian and included in the anthology Peonies edited by Iliyana Stoyanova! Thank you, Iliyana!
‘water meadows’ 55/100 #haikufeltings
water meadows
a frog I don’t know
answers my croak
‘late sunset’ 54/100 #haikufeltings
late sunset
waiting to release
the balloons
‘for your journey’ 53/100 #haikufeltings
for your journey …
we fold your dreams
under your pillow
‘summer solstice’ 52/100 #haikufeltings
summer solstice
I pick flowers
for my hair
.
(Photo: laying out the wool before wet felting)
‘Fata Morgana’ 51/100 #haikufeltings
Fata Morgana
the drift
to the unknown
‘tricks of the eye’ 50/100 #haikufeltings
tricks of the light …
above and below
the horizon
‘bridging’ 49/100 #haikufeltings
bridging
the gap between us—
telescope
‘silk threads’ 48/100 #haikufeltings
silk threads—
we are in this
together
Emile and Jacobo
‘the Baby’ 47/100 #haikufeltings
the baby
unfurling her fists …
peony buds
‘her first vowels’ 46/100 #haikufeltings
her first vowels
the way she says
"aah"
‘fiery sunset’ 45/100 #haikufeltings
fiery sunset—
rock pools filling up
with night
‘daisy meadow’ 44/100 #haikufeltings
daisy meadow —
how to get the right
answer
‘city lights’
city lights …
after a while
the glare
‘sudden squall’ 42/100 #haikufeltings
sudden squall —
I search for the right colour
wool
‘reshaping’ 41/100 #haikufeltings
reshaping
my Aegean dream …
waves at noon
‘balloons’ 40/100 #haikufeltings
balloons
the many shapes
of a cure
‘Pentelic marble’ 39/100 #haikufeltings
Pentelic marble –
shape of a long forgotten
dream
‘among the daisies’ 38/100 #haikufeltings
among the daisies
plucking the last petal …
‘toy factory’ 37/100 #haikufeltings
toy factory …
the polar bear cub’s
dark side
‘evening chill’ 36/100 #haikufeltings
evening chill
.
how the moon shrinks
and shakes …
Nasa news
‘Mother’s Day’ in Butterfly Dream
English Original
mother’s day
pushing all the wrong
buttons
Frogpond, 38:2, Spring/Summer 2015
Stella Pierides
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
母親節
激起所有強烈
的情緒
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
母親節
激起所有強烈
的情緒
Delighted to see my Mother’s Day haiku appear on Butterfly Dream today! Translated into Chinese by Chen-ou Liu!
Thank you Chen-ou!
