haiku - eine annäherung: 2020

occupied—

occupied—‬

‪the navel of the moon‬

‪by unknown sisters ‬

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first published on Blo͞o Outlier Journal Winter by Alan Summers

meet you

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I wish you all a magical Christmas filled with Blessings of Joy, Light

and infinite Love....for you and yours

isabella

dew frost

dew frost...

the birth of a snowflake

on your lips

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through space-time...

through space-time...
the first autumn apple lands
right in my hand

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 12-04-20

disappeared fairytales

Disappeared Fairytales

Leprechaun gold. your promise for the rest of our life

underwater fog***
suddenly I meet myself
as an octopus

one wrong sneeze
the gold in my pocket
now a Beaugregory

capturing a gnome while vanishing is easy. the art is to make him appear

never lie
during a storm
except the elves

Isabella Kramer

first published by Michael O'Brien on Weird Laburnum 6th Dec. 2020

*** published by David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 18. August 2023

ripe apple scent

ripe apple scent building a nest on my head the crows

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 12-04-20

Shigure

Shigure
a robin‘s song slicked
from the bare hawthorn

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please

please, don’t plant white chrysanthemums on my grave autumn deepens

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the scent

the scent of freshly cooked rice winter deepens

l'odeur du riz fraichement cuit coeur de l'hiver

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publication and french translation: Haiku - tempslibres

falling leaves

my skin becomes thinner

every day

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wandering clouds

grazing sheep in the cold

of an October morning

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first published by Patricia McGuire on The Poetry Pea Spring Edition 2020

Harz Mountains - featured in #FemKu Mag Issue 27

Harz Mountains

cozy and warm, the old wooden bench offers space for two who like to be close to each other in autumn

seduced
to life—
butterfly's dance

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featured by Ai Li in #FemKu Mag Issue 27

sound of a fog horn

sound of a foghorn

becoming sick

without the sea

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the blue cat

the blue cat in the mirror. a moon’s shadow

by isabella.kramer

first published by Elancharan Gunasekaran in my E-Chapbooks 2020 for download on www.proletaria - green dawn

knowing the way

knowing the way the old Bedouin draws lines into the desert sand

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道を知っている　年取ったベドウィンは砂漠の砂に線を引く

first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 09-18-20

published and translated at World Haiku series 2020 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

day moon

the lost innocence

of her smile

by isabella.kramer

first published by Kathy Munro HAIKU DIAGLOG - OPPOSITES ATTRACT 2020

fervent

fervent

I stretch my arms until my fingertips reach the edges of the thunderstorm

the hot kiss
of gods after midnight

by isabella.kramer

first published by Michael Rehling on FAILED HAIKU September 2020 issue.

Photo by Randy Rooibaatjie on Unsplash

lost and found

lost and found
the raven on my shoulder
no longer a stranger

by isabella kramer

行方不明になり見つかった

私の肩のカラス

もう他人ではない

first published by Caroline Skanne on hedgerow: a journal of small poems #132

published and translated at World Haiku series 2020 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

featured in Covid-19 Anthology

Covid-19
on the other side
the war in my dreams

by isabella.kramer

コロナウイルス

反対側に

私の夢の中での戦争

I'm very grateful to be featured in the fantastic COVID-19 ANTHOLOGY filled with 238 pandemic themed haiku and 11 sequences frame a talented group of 139 international poets edited and published by Margaret Dornaus. Available as a book on demand at www.lulu.com

published and translated at World Haiku series 2020 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

Photo by SJ Objio on Unsplash

A Nightmare of Childhood

A nightmare of childhood

the one-eyed doll opens her dark red lips for a scary smile — nearer and nearer — I can feel her breath at my cheeks and the only eye makes me wait like a rabbit for the badger

Zoomzeman's fiddle tones
while our rocket
flies past the moon

by isabella.kramer2020

*** Zoomzeman is the main figure in a very old German fairytale Little Peter's Journey

This mini-haibun is first published by Elancharan Gunasekaran in my E-Chapbooks 2020 for download on www.proletaria.com - green dawn - failed haiku, Volume 6, Issue 64

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brilliant rare

brilliant rare - the eyes of a flower moon

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First published by Elancharan Gunasekaran in my E-Chapbooks 2020 for download on www.proletaria - green dawn

a run-down pet store

the old owner and his cats

share each other's lunch

by isabella.kramer

first published by Patricia McGuire on The Poetry Pea Summer Edition 2020

Photo by Mark on Unsplash

the May is green and white

The May is green and white

there must be a reason
why polar bears
never play dominoes

Mozart Clarinette Adagio
the heavy rain outside
more than a background

a smile
what a smile
ask the heart

war sound—
my neighbors cancel
their vacation

full rain barrel
the filigree super network
by a water spider

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first published by Michael O'Brien on Weird Laburnum

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Across the Styx

Across the Styx

I can't stay at home. I'm a healthcare worker and it is a very tiring and busy time in our practice. All people are very unsettled and fearful.

thrilled

by the sun

our old cat

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Published in my first E-Chapbooks 2020

green dawn

for download by Elancharan Gunasekaran on www.proletaria

Tick, Tock

tick, tock…

awaking next to the crocodile could be funny

better not trust dolls
with green eyes

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first published bones20 on 15th July 2020

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victory day

victory day—

the innumerable petals

of red poppies

jour de la victoire—

les pétales innombrables

des coquelicots rouges

Kriegsende—
die unzähligen Blütenblätter
von roten Mohnblumen

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Twitter, 2020-06-06
publication by Serge Tome on tempslibre 1 - 15 Jun. 2020

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COVID-Escape

COVID Escape

unexpected visit
a neighbor’s cat
breaks the rules

escape in my garden
the flapping of butterfly wings
nothing more

hawthorn blossoms
drunken bees
enjoy their community

the earth isn’t round
enough to escape
our own race

small fishes
and no swarm
that protects us

bunny ears and masks
easter greetings
from the neighbors

Isabella Kramer

first published by Michael O'Brien on Weird Laburnum 13th April 2020

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Poetry Pea Podcast - Ageing

as if my soul sister

— old raven

Isabella Kramer

Thrilled to be featured at Poetry Pea Podcast - Ageing 15th June 2020

an old raven
counts the hoots of a night-owl
their moon listens

©magyar

Photo by Valentin Petkov on Unsplash

What if

what if

I would wake up inside a peony small like an elf and it’s sunday

two pinkish mice
track for mask parcels
summer wind

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first published on the other bunny – 22-06-20

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Green Dawn - publication of my haika collection

I'm very grateful to announce my first E-Chapbooks 2020 is published for download by Elancharan Gunasekaran on www.proletaria and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!

green dawn

brilliant rare - the eyes of a flower moon

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"This is possibly one of the finest haikai pamphlets I've read in years."

Alan Summers, Japan Times Award (2002), President,
United Haiku and Tanka Society, and co-founder of Call of the Page

hawk-moth flight

grandma's hands are

telling a story

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first published on The Heron's Nest Volume XXII, Number 2: June 2020

the delicate short life

the delicate short life

columbines*
the breath i take
from your lips

filigree
the thin line
of a newborn smile

May wind
the up and downs
of an old love

ballet dancers
the hard work
to look like a feather

your unexpected
love word to me
columbines

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first published on weird laburnum by Michael O'Brien, 5th June 2020
* published ASAHI Haikuist Network by David MacMurray, April 16, 2021

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時雨 - shigure

shigure we lose and find our edges

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first published on Sonic Boom Issue 17 by Shloka Shanka and his team, April 2020

*shigure is kigo, originally referred to rain showers in late autumn to early winter.

seasons set each new boundary... we span the fence

©magyar

spring skin

spring skin the one petal makes the difference

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first published on Poetry Pea Series 3 Episode 10: Monoku 18th May 2020

tempt the eyes
imagination follows
a new flower

©magyar

Published in my first E-Chapbooks 2020

green dawn

for download by Elancharan Gunasekaran on www.proletaria.com

inside a bluebell

the safe nap

of a bumblebee

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social distancing

social distancing—

again snow falls

on peonies

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published 2020 E-Chapbook green dawn

moistures dust
lingers on the peonies
times thaw

©magyar

spring wind

all these cherry blossoms

laughing

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 04-17-20

At the Pier

At the Pier

The ship, only a tiny white point at the horizon, but she still stands and waves after it. No, she wouldn't cry today! She had sworn it.

So she stands there and waves with his handkerchief, his scent–-unmistakable, alive, and close.

She doesn't feel the gust fo wind coming, suddenly the cloth flies out of her hand, whirls high up, descends again into her direction, and then flutters out to the sea. Eagerly, as if it wants to catch up with the vanishing ship ...

gathering shadows
on an empty shoreline
night falls

isabella kramer

first published on CONTEMPORARY HAIBUN OLINE, Vol. 15 - No. 4 Jan. 2020

Have had a haibun chosen for CONTEMPORARY HAIBUN OLINE, Vol. 15 - No. 4 #poetry #haibun #publication

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tai chi—

cranes dance

in lake's mist

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wet feed between daffodils

wet feed between daffodils

fugue in concrete

the violets nobody planted

a birds whistle PERFECT

finding a golden coin in mud

self-isolation

cat’s best birthday ever

complex cloud patterns

someone’s new language

drifts high above

wooden terrace

the stupid goldfish jumps

out of his glass again

covid-19 or not

the birch has born

new petals

the spring-like smile

of an empty park bench

first published on weird laburnum 22. March 2020 by Michael O'Brien

spring's blue-ribbon

my superfluous desires

up, up and away

Masters of Japanese Prints: Haiku

Honored to have my haiku selected among 800!!! for the "Masters of Japanese Prints: Haiku" based on Japanese prints in the collection at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, England.

"The project was arranged by haiku poets Alan Summers and Karen Hoy of creative writing consultancy Call of the Page. The call for poems was linked with a haiku workshop delivered at the museum with writer and producer Bertel Martin of City Chameleon. Huge thanks to Alan, Karen, and Bertel as well as to all the poets who took part. You are bringing the world together through poetry."

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