poem

under tall trees

lots of conkers

the kids collect them

and feel rich

they carry away

their enormous wealth

in colourful 

toy buckets

(AW, Sept 2025)

 

haiku

leaf blowers

and my plea for 

a less noisy autumn

(AW, Sept 2025)

 

haiku 

early fall

just learned that spiders

do eat damaged webs

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

haiku

hydrangea blooms

are wilting

the new phase of beauty

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

haiku

yellow leaves

drought and fall

meet on the ground

(AW, Aug 2025)

 in the park of Wasserburg Anholt; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

poem

a typo in

the Shakespeare quote

should I tell her

but she is 

a perfect lady

normally

and Shakespeare loves

her online posts

he really does

so let us be quiet 

and fav it

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

haiku

summer does end

and my job is

to welcome fall's coolness

(AW, Aug 2025)

 in the park of Wasserburg Anholt; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

poem

Sunday morning

a small dog's voice

is no surprise

old houses breath

in and out

after the heat wave

the trees join in 

and the normally

unbehaved crows

hesitate

to disturb them

(AW, Aug 2025)

 in the park of Wasserburg Anholt; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

haiku

mid of August

the sky preserved

the colours till evening

(AW, Aug 2025)

 in the park of Wasserburg Anholt; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

haiku

late summer morning

people divided about

pigeon cooing

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

haiku

sultry

even the letters

are sultry

(AW, Aug 2025)

 Wasserburg Anholt; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

haiku

sounds of 

the outdoor festival

birds can't compete

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

dahlias; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Aug 2025)

 

haiku    senryu 

organic bananas

6x

a clear conscience

(AW, Aug 2025)

 

haiku

hydrangea blooms

some slightly withered

but buzzing bees still around

(AW, Aug 2025)

 haiku

this end of July

camouflages summer

very well

(AW, July 2025)

 

poem

enjoy the weekend

said to the postman

who gets on his bike

some not welcomed letters

some nice ones

in the past we needed

cardigans in summer

then we didn't know

that these were

the better times

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

coneflowers

bumblebees

their happy cooperation

(AW, July 2025)

 brimstones love coneflowers; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2025)

 

poem

hunched over

because of

the unrest in the world

and out of stupidity

when I straightened

up a little

I saw the treetops

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

the garden hose 

is rolled up for today

now Belgian beer

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

rinsing the rice

and reflecting on

this turbulent world

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

Ringo Starr 85

a summer full of coneflowers

and heat waves

(AW, July 2025)

coneflowers; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2025)

 

 

haiku 

the ordering of

two more small fans

what we do on Sunday 

(AW, July 2025)

 coneflowers; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2025)

 

poem

coolness arrived

welcomed by 

trumpets and drums

after a thunderstorm

without damage

people raise their arms

to thank and turn off

the mobile 

air conditioner

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

Month of July

translated into:

More ice cubes, please!

(AW, July 2025)

 

haiku

Indian Chai 

spicy and sweet

in Sunday's tree shade

(AW, June 2025)

thistle; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku 

the rim of the birdbath

robin's hesitant

hesitant ado

(AW, June 2025)

 

poem

a plague of rats

avoiding the word

amuses reality

but at least the cars

are still polished

because there has to be

something that 

still shines

(AW, June 2925)

a comma (in German C-Falter) in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2025)

 

haiku

summer morning

the hydrangeas

their wet name

(AW, June 2025)

 

hydrangea in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2025)

 

haiku

this wonderful 

feeling IT'S STILL COOL

before the heat

(AW, June 2025)

 yellow Iris at our garden pond, photo: Martin G. Wienert 

 

haiku

June weather

the god Janus

his two faces

(AW, June 2025)

 

haiku 

June weather

there is change 

in the air

(AW, June 2025)

 

haiku

a much needed rain

so this Pentecost rain

is a blessed one

(AW. June 2025)

 

haiku

June clouds

the preparing for rain

under way 

(AW, June 2025)

 

haiku

garden walk 

the tentative signs of 

hydrangea colours

(AW, June 2025)

 

haiku

birdsong and bells

on the first Sunday

after the long drought

(AW, May 2025)

 

poem

more homeless

more cities ban

sleeping outside

and the homeless

fly from tree to tree

to have some rest and

something is wrong 

in these lines

(AW, May 2025)

 

poem

in poor cities

some litter 

is a bundle of cries

and even

when removed

there are still

echoes 

from these walls

with cracks

(AW, May 2025)

 

haiku

a too early summer

some are paddling 

on the canal

(AW, May 2025)

 

haiku

watering ban

another 

sword of Damocles

(AW, May 2025)

 

haiku

current May

a relentless wind 

in a time of drought

(AW, May 2025)

haiku

clouds but no rain

the May sky

is fooling us

(AW, May 2025)

 

haiku

21st century

these rare

drops of May rain

(AW, May 2025)

Viburnum opulus in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert 

 

poem

the lilac

was pruned

and now

its scent

is simply 

unattainable

for those

without wings

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku

the lilac blooms

in difficult times

like in each century

(AW, April 2025)

 

new ginkgo leaves; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

poem

bodies

need zinc

the good advice

repeated

it's true

bodies

need zinc

bees return

to flowers

grey clouds push

the white ones

aside

before the rain

(AW, April 2025)

 blue in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert

poem

the cooking

of soaked beans

needs time

my thoughts about

traditions too

and some of them

are cherished

(AW, April 2025)

tiarella cordifolia (Schaumblüte) in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert

haiku

nice drops on leaves

can't stand these constant

complains about rain

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku

endless debate

this tree produces 

leaves quicker

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku

scattered blossoms

yesterday's direction 

of the wind

(AW, April 2025)

 

poem

the drought was

ended by rain

welcomed by songs

some birds even

repeated lines

several times

to honour the grace

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku

the day starts with 

too little rain and

a hole in the fitted sheet

(AW, April 2025) 

 

poem

in this dry spring

the sincere hope

that these few clouds

will gather with others

to bring the much

needed rain

and even

surreal puddles

(AW, April 2025)

 

a camellia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

poem

after weeks of blue

the welcomed grey

which works 

very well

with the green of

wild garlic

and the various calls

of blue tits

at about 10 o'clock

in the morning

on Thursday

(AW, April 2025)

 

poem

if someone

just shows

a sarcastic smirk

then it's better

to look at

the clouds

next time

those beautiful

encouraging

white clouds

(AW, April 2025)

 Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord; photo: Martin G. Wienert

poem

a blue sky 

over the former

smelting works

an alcohol-free beer

with lemon

a strange taste

in times of

strange weather

no rain for weeks

in spring

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku     senryu

drought in springtime

and sunbeams for 

so called nice weather

(AW, April 2025)

 

poem

a bird of prey

left our garden

with a mouse

pink petals 

on soil and stones

the bird sat

on a tree

before its flight

I was told all this

but I saw the petals 

myself

(AW, April 2025)

magnolia, Stadtgarten Bottrop; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2025)

 

haiku

outstretched arms

a photo of 

the old magnolia tree

(AW, April 2025)

 

haiku

spring drought

people are worried

they really are

(AW, April 2025)

 

marsh marigold at our garden pond; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2025)

 

haiku

pleasant spring day

chatty people take

the time they need

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

it's springtime

five white petals

in an alt text 

(AW, March 2025)

 

camellia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2025)

 

poem

some words

near the pond

the fish talk 

in their language

and so it goes

back and forth

we about them

they about us

(AW, March 2025)

 

camellia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (March 2025)

 

haiku

people on bikes

the spring rain

too light to stop plans

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

Spring blossoms.

A good topic

to avoid other ones.

(AW, March 2025)

 

poem

the first day of spring

a circus is in town

even at the hairdresser

a flyer at the cash register

long traffic jams

under an unusual blue sky

and the wish to praise

magnolia blossoms

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

spring sunshine

the koi still

low on energy

(AW, March 2025)

 

poem

the carillon bells

slept in barns

during the war

their strength was

a fervent hope

for better times

and now the tune

is worth to listen

(AW, March 2025)

haiku

Twigs with buds.

A tall house built

shortly after the war.

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

Grey sky.

The daffodils

are working against it.

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

crocuses line

the winding path 

a dog in a bike trailer 

(AW, March 2025)

 

poem

lambs bleat

near the castle

the very first

brimstone butterfly

of the year

a single stork

in the stork's nest

according to the script

it's the task of

the discarded pizza box

to bring people

back to reality

(AW, March 2025)

 

poem

March blue

nothing to say

against blueberry blue

but March blue

can smile

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

March, month of Mars.

People drop harsh words

which scare souls.

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

blackbird's song

makes March round

and then March rolls

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

blue spring sky 

you've to set goals 

like the blackbird does

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku

March sun.

In the word peace

two e for efforts.

(AW, March 2025)

 

haiku 

the current

support is

the trust in daffodils

(AW, March 2025)

 

poem

paper flowers

cheap sweets

a carnival parade 

in the suburbs

clowns with

red noses

fake bald heads

and it was 

precisely

at this time

that politicians

dropped

their masks

(AW, March 2025)