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One Man’s Maple Moon: Shimmer Tanka

  English Original   sometimes a shimmer on the stair a trace of your scent lingers in my memory and fills the air I breathe   First published: The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016   Chinese Translation (Traditional)   有時候 樓梯上的微光 … Continue reading

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Haiku – Butterfly Dream

  English Original   new ice … the pattern of small grudges   Honorable Mention, 2017 Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Awards Chinese Translation (Traditional)   新結成的冰 … 這些小怨恨 的模式   Chinese Translation (Simplified)   新结成的冰… 这些小怨恨 的模式   Butterfly Dream, … Continue reading

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Abandon Tanka

  English Original   the jasmine spreads over the garden with abandon my hair unfurls unrestrained on your pillow without you   The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016   Chinese Translation (Traditional)   廢棄的花園裡 隨處都是茉莉花 你不在 在你的枕頭上我的頭髮 無拘無束地攤開   Chinese Translation … Continue reading

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Haiku – Butterfly Dream

English Original   river kingfisher a splash of blue in the cloud   Honourable Mention, 71st Basho Memorial English Haiku Contest Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional)   一隻河翠鳥 雲彩裡 的一縷蔚藍   Chinese Translation (Simplified)   一只河翠鸟 云彩里 的一缕蔚蓝   Butterfly … Continue reading

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One Man’s Maple Moon: Raindrops Tanka

English Original   raindrops inch their way down the pane joining and separating our lives   First published: Frameless Sky, June 2017   Martha Magenta   Chinese Translation (Traditional) 雨滴 一步一步地 朝向窗格下方趨近 加入和分隔 我們的生活   Chinese Translation (Simplified) 雨滴 一步一步地 … Continue reading

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Starry Night – Butterfly Dream

  starry night the draught horse’s shoes spark on concrete   First published: The Heron’s Nest, 18:4, December 2016   Martha Magenta   Chinese Translation (Traditional) 星光燦爛的夜晚 一匹選秀馬的鐵蹄 在混凝土上激發火花 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 星光灿烂的夜晚 一匹选秀马的铁蹄 在混凝土上激发火花   NeverEnding Story, Butterfly Dream, August … Continue reading

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One Man’s Maple Moon: Scent Tanka by Martha Magenta

  drawn to your scent I linger in your caress and wonder will I disappear if you stop dreaming me   © Martha Magenta   Previously published: The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016   Chinese Translation (Traditional)   受到你香味的吸引 我留連在你的愛撫之中 並想知道 假如你不再做夢了 … Continue reading

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One Man’s Maple Moon: Windswept Place Tanka

  I try to put the words of the wind in my poem this windswept place reminds me of you First published: The Bamboo Hut, Autumn 2016 © Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 試圖 將風的話語放入 我的詩裡 這個風吹雨打的地方 使我想起了你 Chinese Translation … Continue reading

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NeverEnding Story

Butterfly Dream: Suburban Night Haiku English Original suburban night an empty beer can plays with the wind First published: FreeXpresSion, August 2016 Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 郊區的夜晚 一個空的啤酒罐被風 吹得來回滾動 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 郊区的夜晚 一个空的啤酒罐被风 吹得来回滚动 NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese … Continue reading

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Haiku

  rabbit tracks: a snowman with no nose Presence, 55, 2016 © Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 兔子腳印 一個沒有鼻子 的雪人 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 兔子脚印 一个没有鼻子 的雪人    NeverEnding Story First English-Chinese Bilingual Haiku and Tanka Blog Sunday, November 26, 2017 http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/butterfly-dream-snowman-haiku-by-martha.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/LBVNU+(NeverEnding+Story)

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