Thursday, June 20, 2019


peony; photo: Martin G. Wienert


the artist
painted chickens
in the past
under a light blue sky
only some spots
of green grass
because
he had to buy 
new paint
but there was
enough white for
the chickens
and the clouds


(AW)











Friday, June 14, 2019


Thomas Schütte, Monnaie de Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)





the sculpture
I hesitate to leave
the room

(AW)











Sunday, June 09, 2019


Jardin des Plantes, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (2019)




gardeners examine
the underside 
of leaves

(AW)







Saturday, June 08, 2019


peony in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (June 2019)




there's something
in the air 
at Pentecost

(AW, June 2019)








Monday, April 22, 2019


Place Dauphine, Paris; Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)



the bookbinder
his worktable close to
the window

(AW, April 2019)



















Place des Vosges, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)



facades
somewhere here 
lived the poet

(AW, April 2019)














Sunday, April 21, 2019


Jardin des Plantes, Paris; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2019)




obviously
a scholarly debate 
crows

(AW, April 2019)













































Wednesday, November 28, 2018


Iceland; photo: Martin G. Wienert


Lentil Soup

Foggy weather since days and some carrots bring colour to the kitchen.

steam 
the sound of a ship 
far away

(AW, Nov 2018)







Monday, September 24, 2018


chocolate cake in a kaffi; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Sept 2018)



The Bookstore

I looked for baking recipes in Iceland and now I'm busy with Ð and ð, with Þ and þ, with Æ and æ. Whipped cream = þeittur rjómi.

the glacier
there is heat
beneath its ice

(AW, Sept 2018)










Monday, September 17, 2018


Iceland (Sept 2018), photo: Martin G. Wienert



local wool shop
a chat about rain
about wind

(AW, Sept 2018)









Monday, July 30, 2018


our garden in winter; photo: Martin G. Wienert


Radio News ...

... a polar bear has been shot after injuring a man who works for a cruise ship -- an act of self defense, they say. 

heat wave
remember
cold wind

(AW, July 2018)










Sunday, July 08, 2018


water lily in our garden pond; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2018)





the dragonfly 
is proud to present
its shiny blue

(AW, July 2018)













hydrangea in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (July 2018)




the bumblebee ...
I should stop
being lazy

(AW, July 2018)













Friday, June 08, 2018


Petit Palais, Paris: photo: Martin G. Wienert



Sometimes
I talk to
old houses 
and one told me 
that it is angry
about a guy who
slammed the door
one hundred fifty
years ago.

(AW)






Thursday, May 31, 2018


Kobushi magnolia in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2018) 




after work
the gardener cleans
the spade 

(AW, May 2018)










Wednesday, May 23, 2018


peony in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (May 2018)





royal wedding
to walk on stairs
in high heels 

(AW, May 2018)









Friday, May 11, 2018


Saint Louis, Sainte Chapelle (photo: Martin G. Wienert, May 2018)




morning light
the birds support
the church bells
(AW, May 2018)







Thursday, May 10, 2018


Jardin des Plantes, Paris (photo: Martin G.Wienert, May 2018)




the gardener
waters the plants
without hurry

(AW, May 2018)








Thursday, April 12, 2018


our garden in spring; photographer: Martin G. Wienert (April 2018)





listening to birdsong 
crescendo
decrescendo

(AW, April 2018)



























Friday, April 06, 2018


blossom in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert (April 2018)




white sheets 
and blue pegs 
in the spring sun 

(AW, April 2018)