photo: Martin G. Wienert; acer palmatum (2007)
at the potter`s house —
the wheel doesn`t turn
anymore
In der Werkstatt —
die Töpferscheibe dreht sich
nicht mehr
(AW, 2007)
verblühter lavendel —
wieder kehrt
die biene zurück
withered lavender —
again the bee
returns
(AW; WHC-German, 2005 — editor: Dietmar Tauchner and editorial staff)
sweet taste
once a year
no sometimes twice
i return to a garden
close to the wishing well
a lollipop tree
again i want to know
what a fireplug is
who made moon and stars
like always
grandmother answers
that we have to ask father
all are alive
even uncle Edward
the radio-storyteller
when i open my eyes
my hands are sticky
and there is a sweet taste
on my tongue
(AW, 2006)
3 comments:
I like these very much, Angelika. "a sweet taste" is genuinely moving, without slipping into sentimentality.
thank you, Bill!
"sweet taste" is a kind of memorial for important people in my life, my grandmother (my father`s mother), my father and the radio-storyteller (i loved his voice and the family-radio was Angelika`s radio when `uncle` Edward told his stories...)
Alle diese sind schön, aber für mich besonder der haiku mit lavendel.
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