Chen-ou Liu's Translation Project: First English-Chinese Haiku and Tanka Blog

Thursday, April 30, 2026

Cherry Blossom Dawn Haiku

cherry blossom dawn
my beagle and I bathed
in the scent of light



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breezy sunshine
bumblebees stitch gold threads
among blossoms


FYI: This haiku could be read as a prequel to the following:

bumblebee flitting
among the meadow flowers
humming to itself

Haiga Moments: Pens and Lens, 2008

Ignatius Fay


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blossom rain
my son takes a selfie
I breathe deeply


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pick-your-own farm
my toddler’s lips and fingers
blue-stained


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strawberry juice …
drip, drip from her tongue
into my mouth


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garden hut
newborn kittens blink
into tulips


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break of dawn
a wedge of geese honking
the northbound freight