Piazza Tale

As always: for my husband red wine, for me white wine.

"When I was young, strangers complimented me."

"What was your last sentence, honey?"

"Strangers made compliments in my youth."

"Often?"

"No, not often. I was shy and had to wear glasses."

"A lot of women have to wear glasses."

"I was too stupid to recognize that I was quite pretty then. Today photos tell me that..."

"Salmon or lamb chops? Or better the vegetarian dish?"

As always: no coffee after lunch.

We walk across the footbridge and reach the piazza.

Heat

the dog

opens one eye

(author: Angelika Wienert, first published in: Haibun Today, April 30, 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, rhododendron in our garden, 2008



FAIR WEATHER

tiny shoots
in the greenhouse –
I whisper

spring stroll
bedclothes airing
on windowsills

cherry blossoms
the jogger stops
to check his pulse

spring chill
tapping the barometer
one more time

(Angelika Wienert; LYNX, June 2008)

http://www.ahapoetry.com/ahalynx/232hmpg.html

ghazals, haibun, haiga, sequences, single poems...

photo: Martin G. Wienert, the stone turtle`s place in our garden (May 2008)

on the eve of Pentecost
no wind moves the leaves

(AW, May 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, peony in Wienert`s garden, 2008/Pfingstrose (Pfingsten = Pentecost)





Pentecost —
anthuriums glow
in the minster

(AW, Mainichi 2006)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, temple in Kyôto (2007)





burning incense
my eyes follow the smoke
upward

(AW, 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; street in Kyôto (2007)







old matcha bowls —
we share the memories
in silence

(AW, 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; flowering ground cover in our garden




haiku-shelf needs a break

haiku-shelf braucht eine Pause


best wishes/herzliche Grüße,
Angelika

photo: Martin G. Wienert; white camellias (2008)





white camellias —
in the tree behind
a silent bird


Weiße Kamelien -
im Baum dahinter schweigt
ein Vogel

(AW, 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; japan. Fächer/Japanese fan




spring day —
the little guest talks
with our fishes


Frühlingstag.
Der kleine Gast spricht
mit unseren Fischen

(AW, 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; spring 2008





which path...
the air full of birdcalls
at the crack of dawn


Welcher Pfad...
in aller Herrgottsfrühe
die Vogelrufe


(AW, hokku/Quintet for Neonlight — a Triparshva Renku; published in Chrysanthemum, October 2007)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; leaf, February 2008



am Webstuhl -
Seidenfäden werden
Ornamente


at the loom —
silk threads become
ornaments

(AW; kasen renku: Between Corn Cockles/Zwischen Kornraden, Simply Haiku 2006)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, 2007; Kyôto, vending machine




Kalter Morgen -
ein Funkenmariechen
wartet auf den Bus


cold morning —
a carnival girl
waits for the bus

(AW)


carnival in Germany (the highlight is Rose Monday, this year on February 4th) — laughter, music and a drink or two or...the nights are long...

photo: Martin G. Wienert, January 2008






Holocaust Day
sound of swing music
forbidden then

(AW; Asahi 2004)






(January 27th Holocaust Day; you will find a lot of informations in the net)

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; Schwerin, December 2007)




fever —
the boy shakes
his snow globe


Fieber -
der Junge schüttelt
seine Schneekugel

(AW, January 2008)

photo: Martin G. Wienert, a frog in our garden 2007




water damage —
oh, Noah, i remember
your dove




Wasserschaden —
oh, Noah, ich denke an
deine Taube

(AW; Dec. 2007)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; summer 2007






last summer . . .
my fading tan
in the shower

(AW; December 2007)

thank you Bill, Lary and all who discussed with me different versions!



p.s.: and another version

At year end
my fading tan
in the shower

(AW; Asahi, January 2008)

David McMurray wrote: "German poet Angelika Wienert effectively takes her reader to summer and back in a flash."

photo: Martin G. Wienert, acer palmatum (November 2007)





our new carpet —
a stranger tied knots
for over a year
(AW, 2007)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; acer palmatum (2007)


at the potter`s house —
the wheel doesn`t turn
anymore


In der Werkstatt —
die Töpferscheibe dreht sich
nicht mehr

(AW, 2007)





verblühter lavendel —
wieder kehrt
die biene zurück

withered lavender —
again the bee
returns

(AW; WHC-German, 2005 — editor: Dietmar Tauchner and editorial staff)




sweet taste

once a year
no sometimes twice
i return to a garden
close to the wishing well
a lollipop tree
again i want to know
what a fireplug is
who made moon and stars
like always
grandmother answers
that we have to ask father
all are alive
even uncle Edward
the radio-storyteller
when i open my eyes
my hands are sticky
and there is a sweet taste
on my tongue

(AW, 2006)

photo: Martin G. Wienert; Wilder Wein (2007)




Flamenco —
keiner greift mehr
zum Wein

(Angelika Wienert)

(Wettbewerb 2007, Deutsche Haiku-Gesellschaft/contest 2007, German Haiku-Society)



flamenco —
nobody reaches for
the wine

Not forgotten

"...formed in the Atlantic...reached hurricane strength...Katrina grew into a powerful giant..." (August 2005)





Katrina
a girl`s name
before
the House of Blues
now closed
mothers lull
babies to sleep
in no shelter

(Angelika Wienert; August 2005)

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2006

...and today a big envelope in the letterbox
...und heute ein großer Umschlag im Briefkasten





















cherry blossoms --
i wear my silk scarf
from Japan
(AW)


















cherry blossoms --
knowing the last line
of my letter
(AW)


photos: Martin G. Wienert, July 2007

Kyôto

May 2007




photos:
Martin G. Wienert































Konchi-in

Karesansui-garden




















Unser Ausblick beim Frühstück (rechts die Dächer des Nanzen-ji).
Our view when we had breakfast (on the right: the roofs of the Nanzen-ji).




















Nanzen-ji



















Nanzen-ji; Äquadukt (Wasser aus dem Biwa-See fließt nach Kyôto)

water from the lake Biwa to Kyôto
























nah dem Gion-Viertel
Geiko (so heißen in Kyôto die Geisha)

geiko near Gion

(geiko, the expression for geisha in Kyôto)

























Golden Pavillon




















Konpuku-ji (Kyôto)

Busons Grab/Buson`s grave

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; in Wienert`s garden, April 2007)




Januartag -
Kinder pflanzen Christbäume
auf dem Spielplatz


January day --
children plant Christmas trees
in the playground





Blüten im Winter -
der Imker murmelt etwas
von Tod


blooms in winter --
the beemaster murmurs
about death





Loreleys Felsen -
ein japanisches Paar
summt das Lied


Loreley`s Rock --
a Japanese couple
hums the tune



(Angelika Wienert; first published in Chrysanthemum, April 2007)

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; our garden in spring)




"Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers today..."

(Robert Frost, 1874 - 1963; from: "A Prayer in Spring")





Allen Besuchern von haiku-shelf
wünsche ich ein Frohes Osterfest!

Dear visitors of haiku-shelf,
Happy Easter to you!

Herzlich/Best wishes,
Angelika Wienert





bright spring day --
a cigarette break
for the dustman

(Angelika Wienert; tinywords, April 2007)

http://tinywords.com/haiku/2007/04/04/





Karmelkloster.
Hinter dem Klausurgitter
Narzissen

(AW)




Vonne Halde
aufe Häuskes
kucken

(AW; ruhrpotthaiku)




Der alte Trittstein
neben dem Rhododendron
glänzt nach dem Regen

(AW; haikuhaiku, Gästeauswahl 2002)

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; EKÔ-Haus, Düsseldorf, 2007)







Glockenklang -
ein Fremder grüßt
auf dem Weg ins Dorf

(Angelika Wienert; haikuhaiku, 2003)


sound of bells --
on the way to the village
a stranger greets me






Dull day --
the orphan- home
needs paint


Dia sombrio -
o orfanato
precisa de pintura


(AW; Haijin`s Magazine, A Revista do Haijin, editor: Rosa Clement, 2004)






i listen to the death bell

(AW; Asahi 2005)



Glockengießerei.
Vor der Klangprobe
den Atem anhalten

(AW; Worte für Wolken, Haiku-Jahrbuch 2005)




"...From the bells, bells, bells, bells,
Bells, bells, bells -
From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells..."

(Edgar Allen Poe; The Bells)

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; EKÔ-Haus, Düsseldorf, Febr. 2007)




blossom viewing
rosy-cheeked
after compliments


Blüten schauen...
rosige Wangen
nach Komplimenten


(Angelika Wienert; a verse of the triparshva Sommermorgen/triparshva Summer Dawn)




the triparshva was first published (Erstveröffentlichung) in Simply Haiku, Winter Issue 2006, in Haiku-heute (haiku-today), Winterausgabe (winter issue) 2006/2007 -- sabaki: John Carley
















(photo: Martin G. Wienert; EKÔ-Haus, Düsseldorf, Feb. 2007)

(photo: Martin G. Wienert; Baltic Sea, December 2006/Ostsee, Dezember 2006)


vacation --
"Happy Christmas!"
from strangers

(Angelika Wienert)