poem

time to take

the frozen

plum crumble

out of the freezer

some cinnamon

added later

will make it better

it's Sunday

people argue online

as they always did

but more

aggressive

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

haiku

a thought in fall

about the foam

on the beer

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

haiku

long sleeves now 

the Belgian beer

its caramel note

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

Holsteiner Apfelkuchen; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2026)

poem

many thanks

for the soil 

and the tree

the blossoms

this special bee

it was

such a busy one

we do appreciate

the apples 

in the cake

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

haiku

trees turn gold 

and do not deserve

to be ignored

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

poem

in this old film 

women walk fast

and wear big hats

some with feathers

it was a windless 

day then

at least for hats 

a safe one

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

haiku

trimming the nails

the autumn light

just right 

(AW, Oct 2026)

 

poem

for today's crisis

only solutions from 

a bygone era

well should we protest

would curses work

or should we prefer

to drink filter coffee

and to watch this jay

in the tall cedar

its blue high now 

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

this autumn sun

the summer sun

is her cousin

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

poem

in autumn

lumberjack shirts

and men sit down

as if they were

truly 

lumberjacks

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

outfit routine

needs a thought

in early autumn

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

poem

a blue sky

on an autumn day

the jay's blue

and written lines

in blue

how could it

be different

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

the wish for

a cozy autumn

ordering flannel shirts

(AW, Sept 2026)

haiku

rumbling thunder

this autumn is 

a timpanist

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

poem

on a mild day

in September

this cold tea

a blend of

green tea

with pear

and jasmine

the farewell to 

a summer

who has been

a scoundrel

in some way

(AW, Sept 2026)

poem

a wet day

some complain

about wetness

no complains

about the dust

on the cupboard

next to them

they're able

to ignore it

and now let's talk

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

the colours

milder in autumn

shrill voices remain shrill

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

September clouds

one might think

done by an artist

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

poem

strange times

of mistrust

in this unsettled

autumn

possibly a gang

these birds

over there

possibly with plans 

and of course

bad ones

(AW, Sept 2026)

 Enea Tree Museum, Rapperswil-Jona; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku

start of autumn

even soft shoes pinch

on old feet

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

ragweed pollen

my body barks like

a dog in a yard

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

a Friday 

in September

with more wind than necessary 

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

the bell tower

the early autumn wind

brings nearness

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

this wind

a Sunday wind

it carries some autumn

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

what are young parents

supposed to tell

their children now

when glaciers

can no longer stand it

there is no story 

about so helpful giants

available

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

shrubs

and this astonishing long

spider thread

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

the air 

has changed

summer is beaten

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

the left stone lion

is wet from rain

and proud of it

days before

a robin told him

that rain will come

and it seems 

that this robin 

is wise

(AW, Aug 2026)

haiku

look at it

this evil drought

has its end now

(AW, Aug 2026)

 a small cabbage white on a thistle in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert

haiku

heat in forecast

my body insists 

it's already fall

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

possibly

the heat enthusiasts 

hide in cellars

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

you just walk along

and beneath you

a much lower

groundwater level 

you just walk along 

a strong branch 

of this tall tree

could hurt you

this tree told you a lot 

this tree begged

now long intervals

between its whisper

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

summer sounds

the night's hum

of insects and tech

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

August heat

again too tired

to do all chores

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

favourite colour

washing raspberries

in a colander

(AW, July 2026)

 

haiku

after watering

an urban tree

does send good vibes

(AW, July 2026)

 

poem

the rain

after the drought

will people know

that this very rain

saved them

and will people

trust these trees

that they will do

their thing

with this rain

(AW, July 2026)

 

haiku

calls of a bird of prey

from this summer sky 

which does need clouds

(AW, July 2026)

 

haiku

an unexpected

cool breeze

a GO ON from the universe

(AW, July 2026)

 

poem

small waffles 

in a plastic container

later for a plastic frog

a bit of water

for splashing around

we'll watch him

it's summer

after all

(AW, July 2026)

 

poem

the time of the year 

for vine-ripened tomatoes

cucumbers and melons

women leave hair salons

and the high bills give them

a feeling of confidence

they'll cut the tomatoes

with their sharp knives

they'll find words

if someone wants 

to argue with them

(AW, July 2026)

 

haiku

the intense heat

now 4 days ago

still tired from it

(AW, July 2026)

 

poem

a nearly treeless area

the smell of melting asphalt

decisions of the past

now our curse and sorrow

I have to say that people

are aged in this week

with extreme heat

and they hate wrinkles

well solutions are needed

soon a new moisturizer

will be in the offer

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

38 C today

June 26, 2026

chosen for weddings 

across the country

the bride's mother

dreams about 

a bucket with water 

under the table

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku   senryu

bing is ice

in Chinese

such a cold line 1

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku  senryu

the word summer

now filled to the brim

with aggression

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

a flood of typos

a brain during

a heatwave

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku senryu

reading about Nero

on a much

too warm day

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

gardens

dogs bark briefly

in the afternoon heat

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

a conference room

with air con

so no need

to take off the ties

narrow lips

the utmost discretion

in tailor-made suits

possibly it would be

too cold for women

in sleeveless dresses

but they are

elsewhere

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

a heatwave has

a before

here a blackbird's song

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

too few listen

a heatwave is coming

birds tell it since days

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

these small solar

table lamps

for the elves' dance

at night

while people

meet dragons

in their dreams

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

mid of June

a thistle in a pot

keeps growing

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

summer heat 

some long for it

they really do

some try 

a kind of voodoo

to stop the start

and in this battle

one needs

a lot of

needles

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

nettles beside

a rusty shed

you wanted 

lots of green

here it is 

and now a bee

in the picture

now it lands

(AW,, June 2026)

 

haiku

June wind

graffiti on the bridge

Selina my love

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

the hydrangeas 

and the rain 

sharing stories

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

special to me

these plants with water

in their name 

(AW June 2026)

 

haiku

nettles in June

soon it will be

their path

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

when all are

arch enemies

there will be

a kind of explosion

everyone will retreat

into one's shell

now and then

they will stretch out 

their feelers

sometimes just one

to be on the safe side

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

June air

a concrete bridge

a former trust

(AW, June 2026)

 

poem

be careful

impostors are 

on the prowl

over there

the loveliest

colours but

no nectar

nothing to offer

no kind word

for you and me

(AW, June 2026)

 

haiku

June clouds

more things hidden

than some think

(AW, June 2026)

 

magnolia, Grugapark; photo: Martin G. Wienert (2026)

 

Grugapark (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia); photo: Martin G. Wienert (2026)

haiku

last May Sunday

in its luggage

ongoing sultriness

(AW, May 2026)

 

poem

still muggy

people post

about mysticism

elsewhere about

the fuel prices

side by side

hidden bands

around 

this that

(AW, May 2026)

haiku

sultry day

these bananas

will find no clients

(AW, May 2026)

 dogwood in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2026)

 

dogwood in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2026)

                                             

haiku

dogwood blooms / a talk / about white

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

late spring sultriness

thankful for some

dry sense of humour

(AW, May 2026)

 

poem

long time ago 

my hair

wasn't grey then

an old woman

gave me lilacs

she flattened 

the ends of the stems

with a hammer

and she did this

on a wooden block

usually used to

split wood

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

even the grey

is a spring grey

spring insists upon it

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

morning in May

birds around

none without a decent plan

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

late spring coldness

a takeaway coffee

at the charging station

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

Ascension Day

short and long breaks

between showers

(AW, May 2026)

 

poem

wind and rain

the forecast was right

people walk faster 

on this day in May

the lilac is shaken

much more

is shaken

you know 

what I think about

and birds hide

for good reason

(AW, May 2026)

peony, Grugapark (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia); photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2026)

 

poem

again life in this river

along its banks

then polluted

in an unacceptable way

now the address "Sir"

as if nothing

had happened

but there is

the willow's 

knowledge

(AW, May 2026)

Himalayan maidenhair fern (Adiantum venustum) in Grugapark (Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia); photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2026)

 

haiku

after the spring rain

these ambitious plants

with all their plans

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

drizzle in May

let's hope for

a calm day

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

news about war ships

and here the smell of 

pineapple sage

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

these white flowers

of the hawthorn

these competitive crows

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

a drought in spring 

it's said hope remained 

in Pandora's box

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

May, May

and birds hop

more merrily

(AW, May 2026)

 

haiku

a white bowl with

lamb's lettuce

for a dinner in spring 

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

dandelion yellow

and bam

2 seconds of courage

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

spring greenery

plus a silent photo

with a lots of frog

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

a jump into 

April's blue sky

until it lasts

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

a noisy day

now from a small plane

in the wide April sky 

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

a strange spring 

the word bizarre 

in a way too mild 

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

if anything

can provide unity

it's a blackbird's song

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

Marsh marigold

right here

spring is yellow isn't it

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

pink tulips

could also bloom 

in peaceful times

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

Easter Monday 

thoughts

in pyjamas

(AW, April 2026)

 

poem

Easter Sunday

great poetry

is quoted

as expected

it's windy

then still again 

and every green leaf is

such a breakthrough

(AW, April 2026)

 

haiku

the abundance of buds 

each of them 

a promise

(AW, April 2026)

 

almond tree; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2026)

almond tree; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2026)

 wild cherry; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2026)

 

haiku

March rain falls

on March greenery

and March people

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

feeling fine

while looking up at

spring clouds

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

a sailplane

and bird wings

in March

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

spring air

girls with long hair

some very much alike

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

a grey car

on an overcast day

in March

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

spring rain 

on soil full of seeds

and secrets

(AW, March 2026)

 

in our garden in March; photo: Martin G. Wienert 

 

haiku

a grey March day

the curtain up for 

red camellias

(AW, March 2026)

camellias in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2026)

 

haiku

it's March

and lawnmowers 

so loud loud

(AW, March 2026)

 camellia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2026)

 

haiku

please don't say 

bad weather

spring rain

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

spring mantra

rain is needed

rain is needed

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

spring morn

sitting in a room

with cold feet without socks

(AW, March 2026)

haiku

early spring 

the bumblebee

has things to do

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

daffodils

the word as a promise

for those who need it

(AW, March 2026)

 

haiku

the end of the second month

the start of

songs

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

three jays

in the garden 

three wishes

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

early spring sun

a brave tickling

in this not so funny world

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

the blackbird

is knowing that

we all listen

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

poem

a big tent is dismantled

the dinosaurs

maybe made of plastic

which were on display inside

are loaded up

it is highly probable that 

when the real ones lived

there was wind too

strong wind then calm

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

not any further

a defiant child 

in the winter wind 

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

an ambivalent 

feeling about 

hazel pollen

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

Rose Monday

the joy of kids 

who are lions today

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

in front of the mall

with its expensive goods 

small daffodils 

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

the wind the wind 

the wish to

shake off the winter

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

poem

springlike weather

a yellow EV

next to a blue one

young women have a chat

on the moving walkway

both in good mood

today the grey 

is elsewhere

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

it's Sunday

in a quiet world

with hidden birds

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

a bird of prey

the magpies

in mute mode

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

poem

early February

spaghettoni

on special offer

the world is out of joint

reform backlog

reform pressures

but what plans

are there for what 

only one option 

is obvious

here sphaghettoni 

with pesto

(AW, Feb 2026)

 

haiku

end of January

hidden plans

in roots and branches

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

winter dinner

rice white as snow

soy sauce to the pak choi

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

poem

the snow is gone

this city is ugly again

a poster tells

you can rent containers

a phone number is provided

and one wonders

what people put in there

(AW, Jan 2026)

 

haiku

winter's narrow gap

between twilight

and darkness

(AW, Jan 2026)