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