Monday, January 05, 2009


photo: Martin G. Wienert; aralia elata in winter (Jan. 2009)









Cold day --
the fingers more stiff
this year


(AW; Mainichi, January 2005)

23 comments:

John McDonald said...

love these two a happy new year to you and your family
johnb

polona said...

ah yes... winter is harsh and so is ageing...

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

thank you, Polona and John!

yes, Polona, life is like the seasons ...

Devika Jyothi said...

Fingers are cold, but not that stiff, Angelika

Winter or summer --my fingers often move faster than my mind :)

Good one,
could see the effect of winters on age...on guard :)

wishes,
devika

Leon1234 said...

Hey, how are you doing?

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

Thank you, Devika!

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

Hi, Leon! Nice to meet you. Did we meet before? However... The year is still young! Good wishes for 2009!

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

p.s.: I feel better than years before, Leon. My body and soul do like this winter (in the moment we have heavy coldness here with snow, a blue sky -- it`s wonderful in my garden, in the woods)

Gillena Cox said...

morning sunlight-
twigs
holding snow



much love
gillena

Bill said...

It must be the weather, my child.

Humor and pathos nicely blended in this one.

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

Thank you very much, Gillena and Bill!

Magyar said...

Ahhh... these true and fitting words. Grand, Angelica_!

[A wee bit of oil for the rust?]

this squeek
of rusted hinges
a glass of wine
_m

Donka said...

very nice photo
many greetings from Poland

Devika Jyothi said...

came to see a new one..

come again later, Angelika :)

wishes,
devika

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

Thank you, Devika, Donka and Magyar!


In the moment I`m busy with editorial work, Devika! I`ll publish a winter issue of WHC-German in some time (German haiku-poets have sent many good haiku).

Devika Jyothi said...

Nice to have that kind response, Angelika.

German -- i would need an English translation :)

wishes,
devika

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

it`s an German/English-issue

I`ll inform you when it`s online, Devika.

best wishes,
Angelika

haiku-shelf (Angelika Wienert) said...

The WHC-German Winter Issue 2009 is online!

http://athenaeum-language.blogspot.com/2009/01/whc-german-winter-issue-2009.html

Enjoy it!
Best wishes,
Angelika

Devika Jyothi said...

Thank you Angelika :)

wishes,
devika

Tikkis said...

Magyar said it! Me too!

Janice Thomson said...

So well put Angelica - I love this!
For me it is the knees too :)

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

amen! I'm having that problem!

Bill said...

And not just the fingers! Keep warm.