butterflies in the belly

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butterflies in the belly--

Vernal equinox’s chance

for a new dance

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First, published by David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 21. March 2026 

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gentle as the curve

 

gentle as the curve 

of a porcelain egg

I find myself

wrapped by your love

Easter Morning 

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photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

jazz sound

spring sun after rain

jazz sound refilling forgotten chambers

of my wintery heart

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abandoned castle

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abandoned castle

through broken windows

a song of early spring

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First, published by David McMurray on Asahi Haikuist 21. March 2026 

photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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still winter

 still winter

the promise of spring

in your eyes 

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Yellow Warbler nest

 

yellow warbler nest

and a shaft of sunlight

for Buddha

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flurry heart

 

flurry heart 

yay or nay 

keeping the pink 

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under bare branches

 

under bare branches

the unexpected found

first crocuses

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lonely forest lake

lonely forest lake

a sunbeam chills 

on spring waves

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as they dance

 as they dance
on spring water
we share old promises
cherry blossoms fall

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published in the Haiku book Desert Rain 

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mit Wolken

mit Wolken

erdrückt mich fast

dieser April 

with clouds

almost crushes me

this April

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lifting mist

lifting mist

the first cherry blossoms 

just this moment 

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the empty place

the empty place
I didn't know that your kiss
was a goodbye kiss
no more
spring for us

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Photo copyright: Isabella Kramer

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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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Lilac Cascades

lilac cascades

the old cat's snoring
nothing yet

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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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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

 

Gemälde copyright: Isabella Kramer

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