World Haiku Seriese 2019 (211) Haiku by Giuliana Ravaglia

World Haiku Seriese 2019 (211)

Haiku by Giuliana Ravaglia

 

solstice –

so clear the shadow

of the evening

 

至点

とても鮮やか

夕方の影

 

moonless

paths at night –

the jasmines

 

月の出てない

夜の小道

ジャスミン

 

cornflowers –
how close the sky is

when I look at you

 

ヤグルマギク

空がなんて近いの

あなたを見るとき

 

last trip –

a butterfly

in my room

 

最後の旅

蝶

私の部屋に

 

the wind cuts

red poppies –

stand by me

 

風が切る

赤いケシの花を

スタンド・バイ・ミー

 

yellow forest –
the fugitive light
of summer

 

黄色い森

変わりやすい光

夏の

 

empty cup –

no cry

in my womb

 

空のカップ

泣き声はない

私の子宮の中で

 

lockdown –

so far away

in the same house

 

ロックダウン

あまりにも遠く離れている

同じ家の中で

 

first mirror –

my mother’s eyes

 

最初の鏡

母の目

 

short night –

rhythm of the waves

so far away

 

短い夜

波のリズム

とっても遠く離れたところに

 

— Translated by Hidenori Hiruta

 

Bio:

Giuliana Ravaglia  

Born in the province of Bologna (Italy),

a former elementary teacher, she cultivates love for poetry, in particular for haiku, understood as an incessant “journey” of knowledge and awareness.

In January 2012 she created the Squarci di Rosa online group with the aim of spreading and sharing the passion for haiku.

The “Squarci di rosa” anthology was born from this experience and contains the compositions of 21 authors: a beneficial project in favor of the Bambino Gesù hospital in Rome.

She has published two collections of poems, a collection of haiku and is present in some anthologies: Haiku University, Viaggi Di Versi, Poemele iernii.

Her poems are published on sites, online magazines and local magazines:

Otata, Memoirs of a geisha, Luca’s Lily Pad, Le Lumachine,

The Haiku Foundation, The Mainichi, Haikuniverse.