haiku

September clouds

one might think

done by an artist

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

poem

strange times

of mistrust

in this unsettled

autumn

possibly a gang

these birds

over there

possibly with plans 

and of course

bad ones

(AW, Sept 2026)

 Enea Tree Museum, Rapperswil-Jona; photo: Martin G. Wienert

 

haiku

start of autumn

even soft shoes pinch

on old feet

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

ragweed pollen

my body barks like

a dog in a yard

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

a Friday 

in September

with more wind than necessary 

(AW, Sept 2026)

 

haiku

the bell tower

the early autumn wind

brings nearness

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

this wind

a Sunday wind

it carries some autumn

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

what are young parents

supposed to tell

their children now

when glaciers

can no longer stand it

there is no story 

about so helpful giants

available

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

shrubs

and this astonishing long

spider thread

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

the air 

has changed

summer is beaten

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

the left stone lion

is wet from rain

and proud of it

days before

a robin told him

that rain will come

and it seems 

that this robin 

is wise

(AW, Aug 2026)

haiku

look at it

this evil drought

has its end now

(AW, Aug 2026)

 a small cabbage white on a thistle in our garden; photo: Martin G. Wienert

haiku

heat in forecast

my body insists 

it's already fall

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

possibly

the heat enthusiasts 

hide in cellars

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

poem

you just walk along

and beneath you

a much lower

groundwater level 

you just walk along 

a strong branch 

of this tall tree

could hurt you

this tree told you a lot 

this tree begged

now long intervals

between its whisper

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

summer sounds

the night's hum

of insects and tech

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

August heat

again too tired

to do all chores

(AW, Aug 2026)

 

haiku

favourite colour

washing raspberries

in a colander

(AW, July 2026)