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)