November 2010
1 post
night haiku
drifting through the night a cloud of crisp bright leaves
Nov 1st
October 2010
1 post
drizzle haiku
drizzle dull brown leaves slowly falling 
Oct 4th
September 2010
1 post
cloud haiku
small wall tall tree a cloud floats away from the moon
Sep 21st
August 2010
5 posts
fly tanka
I killed a fly with Hölderlin’s poems, and read on. Und es starben noch andere viel.
Aug 31st
spider haiku
a spider out in the rain walking drowning
Aug 31st
willow haiku
autumn sounds a willow’s twigs fade in the wind
Aug 16th
time tanka
This mind is all there is to time, some memories looking ahead.
Aug 11th
1 note
heron haiku
on a thick layer  of roadside shrubs a heron walking on the moon
Aug 9th
July 2010
2 posts
Hiei-zan
Paths above Kyôto. Fudô Myôô. Incense near a temple in the woods like an errant monk on slippers.  Hiei-zan is impossible. A dream from which one has to wake oneself when getting stuck again.
Jul 28th
shade haiku
sitting in the shade remembering seeing two crows eating a dove
Jul 19th
February 2010
1 post
Afgewend onheil
Zojuist zag ik de onheilsprofeet voorbijgaan, hij zat op de fiets. Ik zag hem vroeger vaak  staan prediken, hij waarschuwde voor het hellevuur met een stem alsof hij het ons toewenste en een blik alsof hij er zelf al middenin zat. Vanochtend nog zag ik een meerkoetje uitglijden op het laagje ijs van afgelopen nacht. Hij zag er goed uit, de profeet, niet echt veranderd maar beter dan...
Feb 23rd
December 2009
1 post
walking
1. walking morning walking noon walking evening walking night sleep _ 2. walking spring walking summer walking fall walking winter death _
Dec 14th
November 2009
1 post
silent leaves haiku
leaves crushing rustling falling silently
Nov 11th
October 2009
2 posts
dead leaves haiku
fallen dead leaves dead leaves falling down
Oct 23rd
noise haiku
dark clouds silent trees reach out into the noise
Oct 2nd
September 2009
3 posts
early autumn haiku
early autumn trying to imagine silence
Sep 27th
dark sky haiku
the sound of leaves between me and the dark sky
Sep 22nd
1 note
still haiku
still dark night still white moon alone again
Sep 21st
August 2009
5 posts
rain haiku
the sound of the rain falling straighter than tree trunks
Aug 31st
church bells haiku
church bells ring out  quietly touching deep inside
Aug 26th
mid air haiku
in mid air inside  my mind  crickets’  sounds  meet
Aug 18th
dark clouds haiku
crows  strolling  dark  clouds  slide  into  the past
Aug 13th
crickets haiku
1. magpies crickets  screaming  countless  shades  of green 2. this  tired  moonlit  night  softly  whispering  crickets
Aug 12th
April 2009
1 post
tanka-koan
The master said, “Don’t leave the door open for other people. You managed to get through, so who would need your help?”
Apr 26th