Erwin Dink

to the temple bell
natural sleep level
sleep
butterfly
butterfly

english > arabic > spanish > bosnian > hindi > japanese > german > english

original haiku by Buson:

on the temple bell
sleeping
a butterfly

a few years ago, i was inspired by Buson's haiku to write this little homage to it:

a butterfly
sleeping
on scat

this was first published at Versification: A Punk Zine of micro poetry, but it appears not to be online any more

this is the arrival of people among people
dark, light brown petals

english > afrikaans > persian > ddinka > uyghur > benghali > english

original:

“In a Station of the Metro” by Ezra Pound

The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

This poem is widely known, much praised, and probably parodied more than any other. If you're poetry literate, you'll probably recognize the poem right away.

It was said

I don't eat
the peach
It is
inside
the fridge

what
it can
Therefore
do the country

I'm sorry
delicious
forever dear
And very personable

This poem has been translated thusly:

english > arabic > igbo > portuguese > dutch > mecedonian > cantonese > punjabi > english

Original:

This Is Just To Say

by William Carlos Williams

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold