sentimental

 

Sentimental

Christmas 
suddenly I remember to
the carol's last verse


mulled wine
the unknow old woman
in the mirror
has my eyes 

heavy snowfall
we use our footsteps
coming home

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December sun

December sun

near to the horizon

a hint of gold

father's glasses

no more used

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clear winter mirror

 clear winter mirror mother's tiny cold hands

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Mozart's death anniversary

 Mozart's death anniversary
the blackbird's tremolo
even softer this evening

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Tramontana

 

 Tramontana--the promise of cardamom in the mulled wine fragrance

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 17. November 2023

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sleepless

sleepless -
moon shadow
between you and me

schlaflos - 

Mondschatten 

zwischen dir und mir

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a windy love oath

windy love oath

I'll stay with you forever

say the leaf to the tree

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your first lie—

 

 

 

 your first lie—

a twitching beetle feet

stick on my tongue tip

あなたの最初の嘘

けいれんするカブトムシの足

私の舌先に留まる

 

 

first published and translated in World Haiku series 2021 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

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Moon Twilight

moon twilight

my absence 

in your arms 

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first published on Haiku Dialogue Connection with others, 2020

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gulls's cry

 gull's cry
living without 
your love mother 

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first published Haiku Dialogue Opposites/Attract -loud/quiet, 16. September 2020 

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Spring Green - Touchstone Award 2022

 

spring green you discover my bare breasts again

— Isabella Kramer, Poetry Pea Journal 1:22

Touchstone Award Longlist 2022

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quarter moon

quarter moon

the thin shadow between 

your and my autumn 

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une lune de nuit
à l'envers à l'endroit
sur le bord du temps passe



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foggy lake

 

foggy lake

the stones skimming

to Avalon

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 16. June 2023

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all these typos—

 

all these typos— 

my breath on your skin

hunter’s moon

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 8. April 2023

 published by Alan Summers in The Pan Haiku Review Issue 2 (New Year's Eve, Winter 2023) - The Kigo Lab Special

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old temptations

old temptations

freshly cooked custard
sun again

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Foto von James Trenda auf Unsplash

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Storm calls me by name

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 storm calls me by my name
the salt in my blood wants
to go back to the sea

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 1. September 2023

 

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Cooling off

 

cooling off
the first leaf turns orange 

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first published in Blōō Outlier Journal senryu special 3

orchids sequence

Orchids  Sequence

moon's shadow plays **

with swaying orchids 

Koh Samui

your searching hands on mine Cattelaya scent


raindrops
painted love letters
on Phalaenopsis



blue orchids voices whisper me, now




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**published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 1. September 2023

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insomnia

insomnia ... 

in the window lit by the moon

a shadow

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torn cloud
opened by the crescent moon
rain fall




©magyar

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the swallow's

the swallow's ups and downs

our 37st anniversary 

das auf und ab der schwalben
unser 37. hochzeitstag

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Summer Sales

Summer Sales
the buzzing and humming
between late blossoms

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between our rainy summer days

between our rainy summer days one or two cups of noodles

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dog days (of summer)

dog days (of summer)

counting freckles

on your sleepy face

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after the rain

 after the rain the stolen kiss by a sunbeam

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the rain

drips flowers' dust

in suns' polish

  

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the scent of wild jasmie

 

the scent of wild jasmine

on your naked skin

midsummer night--

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 5. August 2022

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dog days

 

dog days –
dabbles in the fountain
children’s laughter

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First publishes on Poetry Pea Journal 3:22

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surprised by the rain

 surprised by the rain

he kisses her the drops

from the eyelashes

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published in the Haiku book Desert Rain 

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nearly white swan

 

nearly white swan—
the promise to myself
to be grown-up tomorrow

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ほぼ白鳥

自分との約束

明日は大人になる

first published and translated in World Haiku series 2022 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

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forest solitude

 

 

forest solitude
my skin the tongue of rain

森の孤独

私の肌は雨の舌

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first published and translated in World Haiku series 2022 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

 

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Tsukubai - 蹲踞

tsukubai - 蹲踞
a spider sails
on a marple petal

 

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Tsukubai*

half full half empty

 

half full half empty

nothing has changed

old love

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 21. April 2023

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Juist

 

Juist

we between ebbe and flood between yellow and blue between you and me and the silence that heals the light which gives itself far in abundance and then the wind which embraces us as an old friend

seablue

the knowing

of our wealth

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published in Haiku book Desert Rain 

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Lilac Cascades

lilac cascades

the old cat's snoring
nothing yet

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milky clouds

 

milky clouds finding Alice in my teacup

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 17. June 2022

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Spring Sunlight

spring sunlight...

the little neighbor girl talks

to her invisible friend 

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first published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 3. June 2022

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long way

long way home there’s no one left to wait

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waxing crescent

waxing crescent

the sixteenth

shadow of love

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 8. April 2023

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China hinter Glas

China hinter Glas*

eine ganz neue Welt 

unter unseren Füßen

China behind Glass
a whole new world
under our feet

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"China hinter Glas" ist der Titel einer aktuellen Sonderausstellung zum Thema "Zeugnisse einer vergessenen Kunst" im Landesmuseum Hannover,  vom 25.11.2022 bis 16.04.2023 

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low tide

 low tide - the sea goes
leaves behind clouds and blue sky
the first day without you

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published in Haiku book Desert Rain 

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Tauwetter

 

 tauwetter
dein lächeln
hinter der kaffeetasse 

thaw

your smile behind the coffee cup

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Kirschblüte

 

 

 

Kirschblüte
der Klang des Schweigens
an Vaters Grab

cherry blossoms

the sound of silence
at father's grave

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new battles in the east

new battles in the east—
filled with crane calls 

the wide-open skies

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frühlingshaft

 

frühlingshaft
die rosa Pfütze
auf meiner Palette

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springlike
the pink puddle
on my palette 

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Erstveröffentlichung haiga im fokus März 2023/ first published haiga in focus March 2023 by Claudia Brefeld

 

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self-portrait—

 

self-portrait—

the one wing pigeon

take its last breath 

自画像

片翼の鳩

最後の息を吸う

first published and translated in World Haiku series 2021 by Hidenori Hiruta, Akita

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Aschermittwoch

Aschermittwoch

der Daumenabdruck

von Hochwürden

Ash Wednesday
the thumbprint 
of reverend father

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night swimming

night swimming
on her skin
moon jewelry

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__A blossom... afloat on this silent puddle.


©magyar

published in Haiku book Desert Rain , 2022

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the black tears of a snowman

 

 the black tears of a snowman
don't speak too soon 
of giving up

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published on Asahi Haikuist Network by David McMurray 17. February 2023

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february morning

February morning
suddenly behind

Uigiso's song

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uigiso is kigo -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_bush_warbler

Winter beach

winter beach

the heartbreaking cry

of a single seagull 

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last GOT season

 

last GOT season
my wine tastes
like blood

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