inside the blossoms

© Steliana Cristina Voicu

în coroana de flori

a prunului - mâna lui Dumnezeu 

opreşte timpul

inside the blossoms

of the plum treetop - God’s hand

stops the time

dans les fleurs de la cime 

de prunier - La main de Dieu

arrête le temps

ume no kozue 梅の梢

uchigawa - kami no te wa の内側 - 神の手は

jikan o tomeru 時間を止める

(personal translation)

Haiku published in the 

Selected Haiku Submissions Collection 

of the 6th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest