haiku-usa

A blog devoted mainly to haiku and senryu and to thoughts about, and inspired by, haiku and senryu.

Haiku is to poetry as espresso is to coffee.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

the morning sun

on grandmother's grave

first butterfly

le soleil du matin

sur la tombe de grand-maman

first butterfly

First published in a slightly different version at Tempslibre. Translation by Serge Tome.

Happy Mother's Day

May 14: Iris likes the translation as is. I'm embarrassed to admit a copying error. The translation should read

le soleil du matin

sur la tombe de grand-maman

un premier papillon