Haiku by Paula Bârsan (Romania)
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Memories
breezing on the graves –
dry tears.
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思い出の戦ぐ墓場や涙乾す
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HAIKU to Akita’s “Haiku Beyond Earth”
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The earrings of sky,
summer breath of wind they are –
it is time to love !
夏の風愛の息吹やイヤリング
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Memories
breezing on the graves –
dry tears.
思い出の戦ぐ墓場や涙乾す
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Minute as snowfall…
the ford of love polishes
gates of paradise.
雪が降る一瞬なれど磨きけり愛の渡しは楽園門を
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Dew and tears –
the new green of grass
more vibrant !
草の葉の新緑の色鮮やかに露と涙により鮮やかに
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Fantastic horses
chase each other in the wind –
spring evening murmur.
馬たちが追いかけ合へり風の中幻想の如春夜ささやく
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The Love Goddess pours
champagne in the crystal cups –
soft whispers in them.
シャンパンを愛の女神が注ぎけり水晶の杯囁き受ける
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The memory hour
is rotating with no time –
an echo of house.
思い出のぐるぐる回る我が家かな
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A Star from the sky
is descending into us –
Christmas eve flat bread.
降臨やツリーに星の光りけりクリスマスイブフラットパンで
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Daylight white flowers –
the wind breezes the clothes
on a washing line.
白い花物干し竿の衣類かな
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Note: Short Japanese Poetry of 17 phonetic Units of 5, 7, 5 Pattern
Inspired by nine English haiku by Paula Bârsan, Hidenori Hiruta translated them literally into Japanese short poems first of all.
As a result, four interpretative Japanese poems of 5, 7, 5 pattern are added to the English haiku as above.
They might be be haiku（俳句）or senryū（川柳).
Surprisingly, five of the English haiku are interpreted into Japanese tanka （短歌）poetry of 5,7,5,7,7 pattern.
This is because English is different from Japanese.
Curriculum Vitae
Paula Bârsan, born in Bacău, is an alumna of George Bacovia High School (now Ferdinand I College) in Bacău, graduating in 1989. She completed her undergraduate studies in Engineering in 1995 and holds a master’s degree in Marketing and Business Communication from ASE Bucharest, with postgraduate specializations in supply chain management, logistics, and transportation-distribution from the Supply Chain Management Center in Bucharest.
She works as an editor at Plumb Bacău Magazine and at the 13 Plus Bacău Culture Magazine.
The author’s books are as follows:
Title: WORSHIP
– Publisher: Letras, Snagov
– Year: December 2020
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print and eBook (also translated into English as “Worship”).
Title: ASPIRATION
– Publisher: Letras, Snagov
– Year: March 2021
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print and eBook.
Title: ENTROPY
– Publisher: Letras, Snagov
– Year: September 2021
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print and eBook.
Title: SUI-GENERIS
– Publisher: Letras, Snagov
– Year: March 2022
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print and eBook.
Title: CATHARSIS
– Publisher: Universitară, Bucharest
– Year: September 2022
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print.
Title: SEMIOTICS/I Needed My Solitary Night
– Publisher: Universitară, Bucharest
– Year: March 2023
– Genre: Poetry
– Format: Print.
Title: Fruit Stones, Haiku & Tanka
– Publisher: Universitară, Bucharest, imprint Cișmigiu Books
– Year: September 2023
– Genre: Haiku & Tanka
– Format: Print.
*in work*
Title: DESIRABLE
-Publisher: Universitară, Bucharest, imprint Cișmigiu Books
-Genre: Poetry
-Format: Print
Title: IRREDUCIBLE
-Genre: Poetry in a single line
-Format: Print, Bilingual
**Appearances in Literary Anthologies:**
**Prose:**
– In December 2021, becomes an author, following the selection, in the volume “Letters on Snowflakes” from the Prose Anthology “Winter Tales,” SIONO Publishing House.
– In March 2024, becomes an author, following the selection, in the prose anthology “For Your Day, Woman!” SIONO Publishing House, Bucharest.
**Poetry:**
– Is featured in the anthologies: “Spring of Love,” “Summer of Love & Emotions,” in the magazine “Post-pandemic Art,” and in “Autumn of Emotions.” eCreator Publishing House, Baia Mare.
– In March 2022, became an author in the literary anthology “Nova Poetica,” Literagraf Publishing House, Bucharest.
– In May 2023, is included in the anthology “And Yet POETRY…” BETTA Publishing House, Bucharest.
**Appearances in Literary Magazines in Romania:**
– Poetry Culture Magazine Poezia, Iași.
– Culture Magazine Ateneu, Bacău.
– Classical and Contemporary Literature Magazine P(ro)ezia, Bucharest.
– Leviathan, Cultural Magazine, Bucharest.
– Rexpublica Magazine, Urban Independent Magazine Hub, Ploiești.
– Culture and Attitude Magazine Plumb, Bacău.
– Urmuz, Showcase of New Art, founded by Geo Bogza.
– Letters, Monthly Culture Magazine of the Târgovișteni Writers’ Society.
– Bucharest Literary Art Magazine – Literary Arena Magazine, Bucharest.
– Culture Magazine 13 Plus, Bacău.
– Cultural Spaces Magazine, Rm. Sărat.
– Literature, Art, History, Religion, and Traditions Magazine, Sintagme Codrene, Baia Mare.
– Cultural Contrast Literary Magazine, Bucharest.
– Vâlcea Literary Magazine.
– Literary Salon, Literature and Attitude Magazine of the Vrancea Social-Cultural Foundation.
– Literature and Art Magazine, Boema, Galați.
– Cultural Magazine Agora Artelor.
**International:**
– Alternanțe, Culture Magazine, Munich, Germany.
– Cuvântul Românesc Magazine, Madrid.
– Canada Observer, Toronto.
– Ko Magazin Haiku, Nagoya, Japan.
**Publishing Houses:**
– UNIVERSITY Publishing House, Bucharest.
– Letras Publishing House, Snagov.
– SIONO Publishing House, Bucharest.
– Stefania’s Ideas Blog, Iași (blogger Ștefania Voicu).
– eCreator Publishing House, Baia Mare.
– Literagraf Publishing House, Bucharest.
– Cristian PlusArt Publishing House, Dolj.
– BETTA Publishing House, Bucharest.
**Appearances at Book Fairs and Festivals:**
On November 24, 2023, during the 30th edition of the GAUDEAMUS Book Fair, at the Romexpo Exhibition Complex, together with UNIVERSITY Publishing House, Bucharest, launched the bilingual volume of Haiku and Tanka, “Fruit Seeds/Fruit stones.”
On June 27, 2023, at the Friedrich Schiller Cultural Center, under the auspices of “My Friends’ Books,” promoted “SEMIOTICS/I Needed My Solitary Night” and “CATHARSIS.”
On May 28, 2023, during the 16th edition of the Bookfest Bucharest 2023 Book Fair, at the Romexpo Exhibition Complex, together with UNIVERSITY Publishing House, Bucharest, launched the volume “SEMIOTICS. I Needed My Solitary Night.”
On December 9, 2022, during the 29th edition of the GAUDEAMUS 2022 Book Fair, at the Romexpo Exhibition Complex, together with UNIVERSITY Publishing House, Bucharest, launched the volume “CATHARSIS.”
Participated in the Young Theater Festival, Baia Mare, October 21-24, 2022, and the “Ladies of Metaphor” Festival, Baia Mare, May 10-13, 2022.
Akita International Haiku Network 