haiku

maybe

spring birds want

to encourage us

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku  senryu

kitchen thoughts

the pointed cabbage

now thin strips

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

counting to 8

in the dirty 

elevator

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

poem

increased traffic

the rhythm

of a K-pop song

a police helicopter

would like to know why

would like to know

a lot more

why is there war again 

in Europe

things like that

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

trees cut down

the wild garden gone

drug addicts meet elsewhere

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

poem

long ago 

the thought

that fern seeds

make you

invisible

if you have

checked it

please tell me

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku 

winter 

turns up his collar

and stays

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

winter blooms 

the monotony is 

defeated

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

poem

near the theatre

an old gentleman

gets into a taxi

two office windows

are wide open

it's cold today

and a viewer

would like to know

wether the heating

is on or off

(AW, Feb 2025)

haiku

poor air quality

cars in a row and a crow 

on the arch bridge

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku 

some snowflakes

not welcomed 

not missed

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

an EV 

is charging - 

a bird in flight

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

the city's decline

and the force of

the daffodils

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku      senryu

the bronze ear

even a whisper

reach it

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku       senryu

pedestrian zone

those with paper bags

look unhappy too

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

people do things

and the magpies try

to be louder

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

winter day

people with sunglasses

people with smiles

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku  senryu   

in turbulent times

the focus on layers of

chocolate sponge

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

another cold day

some sleepy cars

a single runner 

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku 

day 1 month no. 2

butter on the bread roll

hoarfrost on cars

(AW, Feb 2025)

 

haiku

Letzter Januartag.

Im Parlament

das Wort Sündenfall.

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

poem

you find a giant ear 

in front of the art gallery

the doctor's office

isn't far away

the remains of fast food

a lunch for the doves

so they coo with delight

the cathedral bells ring and now

someone starts a motor

the doctor's patients

love to hear all this

better than the week before

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

astonishing

sipping tea seeing birds

as in normal times

(AW, Jan  2025)

 

haiku

fast moving clouds

a torn election poster

there another one

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

infusion tubes

the window view today 

crows on wires

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

passing cars

the flag at half-mast

and people know why

(AW, Jan 2025)

haiku

signs of spring

but old man winter has

just a pause

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

winter clouds

the unique brightness of 

a blackbird's beak

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

mild winter day 

it's too grey

so no points

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

waiting room

a patient's shoes

with road salt stains

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

Rainy winter day.

Patients with IV drips

have a chat.

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

light winter rain

weak attempt to wash off

the road salt

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

the hearing test 

behind the double door 

winter sounds outside

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

frosty weather

a mobile doctor's office

turns left

(AW. Jan 2025)

 

haiku

January fog.

Perhaps there is a pit head frame,

perhaps it's gone.

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

Cold and foggy.

Summer meadows 

on another planet.

(AW, Jan 2025)

haiku

trees with hoarfrost

on the shopping list

organic milk on offer

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

dull January day

stained mattresses

on the pavement

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

winter fog

a hot sauce to feel

warm inside

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

the wolf moon

its grandeur

between the old trees

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

enemies

the neuralgia

the cold wind

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

remnants of snow 

the parking garage

in a poor condition

(AW, Jan 2025)

haiku

rain then sleet

people are

really fed up

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

stormy day 

the winter tackles

the trees

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

vague AI response

outside the snow

turns to slush

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

this world

is a world full of

hazel pollen

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

the year is young

brave enough to cut

my toenails

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku

January 1

lunchtime

the wind alone outside

(AW, Jan 2025)

 

haiku 

New Year's Eve

this eggplant

looks perfect

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

year end

this encouraging

small bird

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku 

ongoing drizzle 

this year ends with 

more tea breaks

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku 

these smiles 

of the grumpy ones

brought by frost and sunshine

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

winter twilight

a lot of doubt

a lot of trust

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

hasty clouds

promising birdcalls

Christmas is coming

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

solstice

the trust in

bare branches

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

singing carols 

singing soundless

while dusting

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

December day.

The squirrel has found

what it should find.

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

in December

the mystical inside

of the cracked nut

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku 

Dec 15th

a damaged tanker

was left drifting

(AW, Dec 2024)

haiku 

Talking about

coming frost.

Amaretto.

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku 

Dec 11th

trash bags add 

some blue

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku

Dec 4th

a malt beer

with froth

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

Winter cherry at Museum Quadrat Bottrop ; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku 

in all this mess

the tiny teddy 

in the snow globe

(AW, Dec 2024)

 

haiku 

this dull day 

improved by

a pinch of cinnamon

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

swirling leaves

calls for later 

retirement age 

(AW, Nov 2024)

 festive lights; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Nov 2024)

 

poem 

on a fall day 

this man buys

a mini panettone

in the supermarket

people fear that

war could reach them

most are too shy

to speak about it

a mini panettone

and a mug of coffee

go well together

let's hope

for the best

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

November day

in a world of decline

the strong coffee

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

poem

early election

the crystal balls

are sold out

the number crunchers

are overworked

the magpies in their

black white plumage

know more than 

you may think

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku

almost frost 

string lights tell about 

coming wonders

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

clouds weigh on roofs

some windows with 

candle arches

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

pile of leaves

now the magpie

has found something

(AW, Nov 2024)

 frost; photo: Martin G. Wienert

haiku 

colder outside

the polenta

bubbles in the pot

(AW, Nov 2024) 

 

haiku 

autumn forest

dogs the hunters

people the gatherers

(AW, Nov 2024)

 ginkgo; photo: Martin G. Wienert 

 

haiku

leaf blower noise

and one who 

just won't finish

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

poem

autumn eve

celebrating with

strong Belgian beer

listening to 

a jazz drummer

born in Chicago 

one of nine children 

and his name

was Gene

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku

exhaust fumes

no autumn wind

to blow them away

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku

As if trees

were enemies.

The leaf blower man.

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku

grey fall day

the whining of

the dog upstairs

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

tail lights 

slow into this 

autumn night

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

haiku 

a row of houses

the fog softens 

the edges 

(AW, Nov 2024)

 

poem

the magpies

do rule here

advisable

not to mess

with them

cos they know

you and yours

your front door

your back door 

your secrets

(AW, Nov 2024)

the beauty of fall; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2024)

 

 

poem

the past 

wasn't better

the days were

not longer

but indeed 

there were

more people with 

crooked teeth 

and so I wasn't alone

on the island

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

haiku  senryu

a too warm October

some in thick jackets

because it's October 

(AW, Oct 2024)

our garden in autumn; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2024)

 

haiku 

slippery soles

a bit anxious about 

the wet leaves

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

haiku 

swirling leaves

the motionless tail

of a squirrel 

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

haiku 

speed up pals 

loud birdcalls for 

the latecomers

(AW, Oct 2024)

joy of autum; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2024)

 

poem

leaves turn red

politicians reveal

their lack of morals

no ink on fingers

the news are online

no wish to touch

some so-called

realities

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

our garden in autumn; photo: Martin G. Wienert (Oct 2024)

 

haiku 

evening in fall

roasted pine nuts 

to spaghetti 

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

wind wheel, Landschaftspark Duisburg; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku 

rusty pipes

an autumnal view 

of remnants 

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

haiku

a guy revs

the engine next to

stoic asters

(AW, Oct 2024)

 

haibun

Stillstand

Der Neubau wurde fertiggestellt, doch niemand zog ein. Seltsam.

"...Rings um das Schloss aber begann eine Dornenhecke zu wachsen, die jedes Jahr höher wurde..." 

Herbsttag.

Hundert Jahre,

ein Prinz, ein Kuss.

(AW, Oct 2024)