knowing the way

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

veredit©isabella.kramer

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

 

 

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

 

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

published in the Haiku book Desert Rain 

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day moon

day moon

the lost innocence

of her smile

by isabella.kramer 

 first published by Kathy Munro HAIKU DIAGLOG - OPPOSITES ATTRACT 2020

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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 

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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

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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

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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 

©isabella.kramer20 






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

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a run-down pet store

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