summer haiku d'été – alone she reaps = seule elle moissonnealone she reaps the willowing wheat... yes her sorrows' lay seule elle moissonne le blé ondulant ... chant de son chagrin Richard Vallance © by/ par Richard Vallance 2020 painting, the harvester by Edward John Cobbett (1815-1899) based on the lovely lyrical poem by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) suivant le beau poème lyrique de William Wordsworth (1770-1850) The Solitary Reaper Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or gently pass! Alone she cuts and binds the grain, And sings a melancholy strain; O listen! for the Vale profound Is overflowing with the sound. No Nightingale did ever chaunt More welcome notes to weary bands Of travellers in some shady haunt, Among Arabian sands: A voice so thrilling ne'er was heard In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird, Breaking the silence of the seas Among the farthest Hebrides. Will no one tell me what she sings?— Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago: Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending;— I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more. William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
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summer haiku d’été – I am the song = je suis la chanson
summer haiku d'été – I am the song = je suis la chansonI am the song of summertide's full moon I am the tide je suis la chanson de la pleine lune estivale je suis la marée Richard Vallance photo public domain/ domaine public
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summer haiku d’été – my mother’s voice = la voix de ma mère
summer haiku d'été – my mother's voice = la voix de ma mèremy mother's voice lost... and found in the cardinal's song la voix de ma mère recherchée dans la chanson du cardinal Richard Vallance photo public domain
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spring haiku de printemps – Leela Gilday chants = Leela Gilday chante
spring haiku de printemps – Leela Gilday chants = Leela Gilday chante Leela Gilday chants, her voice the snowy owl’s and the tundra greensLeela Gilday chante, elle est la chouette blanche – que la toundra verdit ! Richard Vallance And here is the link to her fantastic site, Leela Gilday, K’eintah Natse Ju: https://www.leelagilday.com/ By some fabulous and bizarre co-incidence, her middle name Natse is almost identical to the Japanese word, Natsu, which means summer! En haut, le lien à son site, Leela Gilday, K’eintah Natse Ju: Par pure coincidence bien bizarre, son nom Natse est presque identique au mot japonais, Natsu, qui signifie l’été !
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spring haiku de printemps – morning mist lifts = la brume disparaît
spring haiku de printemps – morning mist lifts = la brume disparaît morning mist lifts, a robin trills, “hello!” – squirrels chatter, “heck!”la brume disparaît, un rouge-gorge trille « bonjour ! » – les écureuils jasent, « zut ! » Richard Vallance
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spring haiku de printemps – the skylark’s voice = la voix de l’alouette
spring haiku de printemps – the skylark’s voice = la voix de l’alouette the skylark’s voice ripples through the forest in the cool rainla voix de l’alouette résonne dans la forêt dans la pluie fraîche Richard Vallance
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summer haiku d’été – three ladybugs = trois coccinelles
summer haiku d’été – three ladybugs = trois coccinelles three ladybugs on a blade of grass Singin’ in the Raintrois coccinelles sur un brin d’herbe « Singin’ in the Rain » Richard Vallance
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