nearly daily haiku

End of 2010

2011-07-29T08:41:00.001-05:00

Your empty room hurts

why did you leave this picture

I made you leave today.

Reading about Basho

2011-06-25T22:44:00.001-05:00

Another spring gone -

computer on my lap,

running shoes on my feet.

Dramatic Texas Clouds

2011-01-03T22:08:00.002-06:00

Blue whale jumping the air

Giant cartwheel in the sky

Hurricane from afar.

Moments of Calm

2010-09-06T11:46:00.002-05:00

I catch you smiling

at me like I smile at you

busy Sunday morning.

Audio Disruption Haiku

2010-06-21T22:50:00.001-05:00

Birds on a lake shore

insects chirping, leaves rustling in the wind

a motorboat.

Visual Disruption - Haiku

2010-06-20T16:49:00.001-05:00

Some bare, light spots

in a clear box of peanuts

still in their dark skin.

Smells when wet Haiku

2010-05-11T21:45:00.001-05:00

Humid air after rain
I see my steps in wet grass
fat with luscious smells.

Thank you my love

2010-05-08T16:56:00.001-05:00

Wake up, join us at the table

the scent of coffee and fresh bread with butter

past and future memories of family.

Living with Uncertainties

2010-05-03T21:55:00.002-05:00

A rock finally falls

changing the way of the creek,

new pastures, deserts.

To Udo

2010-02-26T23:08:00.002-06:00

I see me in my son

Knowing, you must've felt the same

his every joy being mine.

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A lot of thoughts on my mind, reflecting my relationships with my son and my father.

Answer (not a haiku)

2010-02-01T09:53:00.003-06:00

in this warm room

pictures die.

I just finished reading 'Bent Box' by Lee Maracle, and was impressed by some of her shorter poems, which even invited me to answer her. This is the answer to 'Untitled' of this book which uses the same words, but has the 'warm in front of 'pictures'.

Bent Box (Amazon)

Weather Change Haiku

2009-09-29T14:30:00.003-05:00

Four layers of clouds
white, yellow, grey and dark blue,
Texas sky so high.

This is how I first published, but I think the new one (top) is better.
Four layers of clouds

white, yellow, grey and dark blue,

so high Texas sky.

Twitter Haiku II

2009-09-25T22:08:00.002-05:00

Birds on a lonesome shore

for a moment of importance

tweeting messages.

Imagine II (Warming up)

2009-09-22T13:47:00.002-05:00

I am not I
I am a dictator, a warrior, an imbecile,
a magician, a poet.

Imagine (Warming up)

2009-09-21T23:00:00.002-05:00

Words are traces of thoughts
music the trace of souls
and books the traces of personalities.

Dream Place

2009-09-21T10:14:00.005-05:00

Leaves rustling softly
water gurgling along my way
a warm blanket my home.

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This is a first step in finding and describing that place, living on my mood at the writing time, I think there are many more and very different dream places for me.

I am reading 'Writing across cultures, A Handbook on Writing Poetry & Lyrical Prose' by Edna Kovacs right now, and 'heat haiku' and this are based on 'warming up' exercises of that book. Nice book, good exercises, appealing explanations with impressive examples and an excellent setting in the person an life of the author.

Heat Haiku

2009-09-19T22:28:00.001-05:00

Sitting in my puddle
drops are trickling down my legs
melting in Texas' drought.

Jobsearch Jail

2009-09-15T10:41:00.003-05:00

Steel barring my view

just some trees and sounds from far

lonely balcony.

Two Days of Rain in Texas

2009-09-13T11:11:00.002-05:00

Pitter, patter, gurgle,

rising through thick, damp air

the smell of wet wood.

Texas State Park Haiku

2009-04-08T13:54:00.001-05:00

Complete, utter silence
hearing no car, no people,
just one bee buzzing.

Spring Evening in Texas

2009-03-31T15:10:00.003-05:00

Traffic sounding louder

light fading, crickets chirping

cool air caressing my skin.

Dawn Haiku

2009-03-29T11:29:00.001-05:00

Through the fading light

the first fluttering bat passes by

fingers on rough paper.

Severe Weather Alert - Texas Haiku

2009-03-26T09:03:00.001-05:00

Heartbeat up my throat

announce thunderstorms and hail

tornado warning.

Udo's nonsense (Haiku)

2009-03-15T23:01:00.001-05:00

Bubbles in the air
trees smelling like butterfly milk
du Schnickelpickel.

Twitter starlets

2009-03-12T15:12:00.004-05:00

Some childrens' ballons

fly snarling through the air

starlets on twitter.

:-)

Twitter Haiku

2009-03-12T10:53:00.001-05:00

Tweeting messages

for a moment of importance

birds on a lonesome shore.

Thunderstorm

2009-03-04T07:47:00.002-06:00

Feet in warm puddles

some last drops cooling my skin

a rainbow so high.

Texas Sky Haiku

2009-03-03T16:45:00.001-06:00

On bright blue background
orange waves with white crests sail
dark tufts underneath.

Texas Groceries 2009

2009-02-28T23:41:00.001-06:00

Land of constant drought
just a few fresh stems of green
people searching bargains.

Texas Butterfly Haiku

2009-02-26T14:39:00.002-06:00

Gliding graciously
wind gusts make dark wings tumble
plastic bag butterflies.

Book of Longing, Philip Glass / Leonard Cohen

2009-02-24T15:43:00.002-06:00

Poems, pictures, music

show Glass' and Cohen's longing:

so last century.

I had the pleasure of attending a Glass concert in the Bass Concert Hall in Austin (Feb. 22, 2009). And a pleasure it was. Then I started to think about not just what I heard, but what I had seen, too, and it had the feeling of a presentation with plastic decks. Liked musicians and singers, though.

Plastic Lives Haiku

2009-02-15T23:12:00.002-06:00

Streets full of litter
the wind blowing bags and cups
wherever it turns.

(no. I am not depressed. )

Texas Winter

2009-02-07T08:27:00.001-06:00

Hard land, dusty crusts,
splashing, soaking rain leaves clouds
of brown scent sprouting.

Morning Surprise Haiku

2008-12-16T23:14:00.002-06:00

Sh. Shsh. Shsh.

Don't, little armadillo,

run into my bike.

Longing Haiku

2008-11-09T20:09:00.002-06:00

Warm air moist from rain
your dress stretches on you tight
hot thoughts moist from you.

Dawn Haiku

2008-10-19T22:12:00.001-05:00

Only crickets and
the chimes are still making sounds
bitter chocolate taste

run

2008-09-13T22:51:00.000-05:00

Sweat on my eyebrows
pushing through humidity
running for my life.

Commute haiku

2008-08-11T21:23:00.001-05:00

Morning so humid
running up to my work when
two deer cross the street.

Sunday Morning Tanka

2008-08-10T22:08:00.004-05:00

Pink water lillies
stream gurgling in the pond
kois moving slowly
spider over the water
dragonfly against the sky.

Ear and Skin Haiku

2008-07-03T22:08:00.001-05:00

The warm wind carries
wisps of guitar riffs over
gently cosing me.

Route to Austin Haiku

2008-06-08T21:05:00.001-05:00

White tufted on blue
below, big bales are sailing
clouds in a high sky.

Watch out - Haiku

2008-06-03T22:20:00.002-05:00

Sagittarius
born the year of the tiger,
and I am hungry!

Between Thunderstorms Haiku

2008-06-02T22:18:00.001-05:00

Air heavy from rain
mushroom clouds grow as I watch
swallows dive around me.

head ache haiku

2008-05-27T21:34:00.001-05:00

Hanging out at home
my head full of throbbing pain
still, just holding out.

Dark Chocolate Haiku

2008-05-19T07:13:00.002-05:00

Bitter, creamy taste
fills my mouth as the hard piece
of dark chocolate melts.

Riding home south Haiku

2008-04-27T17:07:00.001-05:00

Cruising the highway
big black spots under the bridge
become bats, sleeping.

Spider bites Haiku

2008-04-26T21:02:00.002-05:00

A swollen angle
itching and bleeding scratches
some small spider's bite.

Driving through Texas Haiku

2008-04-25T22:57:00.001-05:00

Driving and driving
left and right bushland rolling
a wide open sky.

Texas University Tanka

2008-04-23T22:13:00.002-05:00

Students passing by
shady corner on campus
I sense me relax.
Enjoying their happiness
I see how full my life is.

Waiting Senryu

2008-04-21T20:42:00.001-05:00

Yoga, zen and sports
I dream of flying again
so waiting is good.

What a mess - haiku

2008-04-18T10:59:00.003-05:00

Patience, have patience!
I keep telling to myself
it is as it is.

(Yes, there is a story behind it! Don't ask, please.)

Night

2008-04-16T08:42:00.002-05:00

Empty, spacious house
no sound, but wind and tick, tock,
time to sleep for me.

Pattern recognition haiku

2008-04-15T15:47:00.002-05:00

Fingers of palm tree
leaves' rustling in constant wind
weave patterns of grace.

Hummingbird in Texas Haiku

2008-04-13T21:43:00.002-05:00

Blossom to blossom
his wings only a shadow
red throat hummingbird.

Night out alone - haiku

2008-04-12T22:57:00.001-05:00

Mild air in my face
the bookstore a meeting place
driving home at night.

Heat Haiku

2008-04-11T23:58:00.001-05:00

One hundred degrees
running in tropical mist
so much fun sweating.

Big Fat Spider Haiku

2008-04-07T23:02:00.001-05:00

Moving up and down
rapidly weaving a net
a big brown spider.

Texas C-roach

2008-04-06T22:36:00.002-05:00

Chitin wings scratching
fidgety flying, scrabbling
three inch Texas roach.

Texas Hummingbird Haiku

2008-04-05T23:27:00.003-05:00

Rainbow on it's wings
searching for blossoms in the heat
the first hummingbird.

Texas Immigration Senryu

2008-03-23T22:36:00.001-05:00

Easter barbecue
some friends start making music
so now here I am.

Texas Spring Haiku - which one is better?

2008-03-13T11:51:00.003-05:00

Texas Spring Haiku

Many shades of pink
blossoms on a bright blue sky
Texas tulip tree.

or

Many shades of pink
blossoms on a bright blue sky
a magnolia tree.

86 Fahrenheit Texas Spring Haiku

2008-02-22T22:28:00.000-06:00

Breezes on and off
carry lime blossom's sweet scent
over light green plants.

Is it winter still - haiku

2008-02-11T16:22:00.000-06:00

Sun rising orange
bare fields with blankets of fog
the first leaves freezing.

Just one Try - Haiku

2008-01-05T12:44:00.000-06:00

The one and only
every little moment of my life
i better be me.

'Oh man' haiku

2007-12-31T14:48:00.000-06:00

These noisy parents
call their children dirt, laughing,
could you imagine?

Christmas play rehearsal

2007-12-23T16:50:00.000-06:00

Young teens, children still
nearly drown in their chatter
the last rehearsal.

Business Trip Haiku

2007-12-18T14:41:00.000-06:00

People passing by
so many, so different
my hotel window.

Don't touch - Dienstreise

2007-12-18T04:28:00.000-06:00

Kalte Sommernacht
Asphaltschwalben und Fastfood
im Bahnhofsviertel.

Winter Morning Haiku

2007-12-17T15:00:00.000-06:00

Frozen screens turn white
whe the red morning shifts from
darkness to crisp light.

My Life Haiku

2007-12-09T15:03:00.000-06:00

I watch these people
listening from the corner
how blessed am.

Early e.o.d. Haiku

2007-11-22T10:07:00.000-06:00

Everything strange
when i leave work at about four
there is still daylight.

November

2007-11-20T02:36:00.000-06:00

Cold rain is drizzling
biking through puddles at night
mirrors of silver.

Run in Rain Haiku

2007-11-12T15:14:00.000-06:00

Cristal clear water
in the path through the meadow
i enjoy running.

Fall Haiku

2007-11-07T15:10:00.001-06:00

Leaves full of color
the humid air full of scents
- pick the ripe year, now!

foreboding fall haiku

2007-10-04T14:57:00.000-05:00

The first trees are bald
i see no one walking empty fields
when will the birds fly?

Family Haiku

2007-08-27T15:05:00.000-05:00

Unspectacular
would this day not have been filled
with laughter and joy.

No Summer Haiku

2007-08-07T15:00:00.001-05:00

Birds twitter breaks the
sudden silence of a pause
in the constant rain.

Moselle houses

2007-08-06T15:37:00.000-05:00

Stones picked from the fields,
piled, darkened by decades,
houses of the land.

Rainy Summer Haiku

2007-08-05T10:02:00.000-05:00

Clouds racing the sky
first crops harvested in the
short breaks without rain.

Moselle Haiku

2007-07-29T13:36:00.000-05:00

Stones to hot to sit
vines as far as eyes can see
river in the midst.

Shokado Poems Haiku

2007-07-28T01:29:00.000-05:00

Twentyfour poems
gold and silver lines across
like base shining through.

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I am not all happy with the base. I thought of using soul, truth, ground, grounding, foundation, elements and finally decided to use base, as being the word best describing the material and immaterial thing everything is made out of. Any suggestions for a better word?

Long day haiku

2007-07-09T14:33:00.000-05:00

Exhausted from work
tired of discussions too
sighs become breathing.

Pick for Udito

2007-07-07T15:19:00.000-05:00

Walking along fields
i pick barley, oats, rye, and
wheat to show to you.

Warm night Haiku

2007-06-04T23:27:00.000-05:00

Swallows soaring high
twiching shades against the blue
bats will follow soon.

Importance

2007-05-21T14:41:00.000-05:00

A skyful of leaves
i see a small bird moving.
So does he feel big?

time haiku

2007-05-18T16:04:00.000-05:00

I could have missed this
a day like April in May
tic tac tic tac tic.

silence haiku

2007-04-11T14:09:00.000-05:00

no calls, no talking,
the air condition shut down
silence fills the room.

by hand - tanka

2007-04-10T15:03:00.000-05:00

cleaning the dishes
and cooking my meals by hand
brings my mind to ease
helps me find my way into now
from yesterday, tomorrow.

specks of winter

2007-03-23T16:17:00.000-05:00

Yellow daffodils
covered by brown wetness as
purple crocusses.

Home Work haiku

2007-03-02T15:33:00.000-06:00

Home seems just a break
in the endless tasks at work
i am missing you.

After a hard day

2007-03-01T14:23:00.000-06:00

Little figure of
styrofoam and bent wires
made me smile today.

2007-01-13T15:51:00.000-06:00

Running in streetlight
stepping into dark forest
sudden scents apear.

2007-01-09T14:53:00.000-06:00

Cold air from the fan
swinging slowly in its vent
makes my eyes burn now.

Blue Haiku

2007-01-08T15:52:00.000-06:00

So soft and juicy
blue cheese filling my mouth with
this bodily taste.

Udito

2006-12-24T11:01:00.000-06:00

Resting on my chest
lifted up and down slowly
you finally sleep.

Fall Haiku

2006-12-01T14:43:00.000-06:00

Sticking on the car
messengers of what to come
little drops of ice.

wet leaves Haiku

2006-11-27T14:02:00.000-06:00

Running miles and miles
nothing intrudes my thoughts but
the smell of wet leaves.

2006-11-22T15:54:00.000-06:00

red clouds far away
a crow fighting a hawk in
a crystal clear sky.

travel tanka

2006-11-03T16:07:00.000-06:00

some lights strawn across
black valleys between dark hills
travelling the night
one can see through tree branches
in all shades of grey and black.

Alina Haiku

2006-10-30T14:50:00.000-06:00

Single notes like drops
weave a net around silence
heart soothing beauty.