Kring in het water het moet een vis zijn geweest rondom blijft het stil This sudden circle. It must have been a fish silence all around I submit today's haiku to Recuerda Mi Corazon where our lovely hostess Rebecca brings us all together to share haiku on this Friday … [Read more...]
Haiku on Friday – Fence
Het hek staat open en we lopen door het gras van hier naar ergens Green fields. Open fence invites us to walk further from here to somewhere I always try to translate the haiku into English without losing the atmosphere of the poem and keeping the right number of … [Read more...]
Haiku on Friday – Parasols
My friend Lena lives in a small village nearby - the same village I was born and grew up. I know Lena since I was in the same class as her sister with whom I went to elementery school - that's almost fifty years ago now. Lena and I shared our childhood thoughts and dreams, we swooned over the same … [Read more...]
Haiku on Friday – Sleepless night
Slapeloze nacht in de verte slaat een klok het uur van de wolf Another sleepless night a clock strikes in the distance the hour of the wolf I submit today's haiku to Recuerda Mi Corazon where our lovely hostess Rebecca brings us all together to share haiku on this … [Read more...]
Colors & textures
Gedumpt. Verlaten in een hoek van de kade voor wie het zien wil Dumped. Abandoned in a corner of the wharf for those who want to see I submit today's haiku to Recuerda Mi Corazon where our lovely hostess Rebecca brings us all together to share … [Read more...]
What wakes me up.
What wakes you up in the morning? Is it your bladder? Is it the sun shining through the curtains? Is it your child calling your name? Is it the alarmclock? Lately, these two ladies - sitting high on the neighbours' roof - wake me up with their chitter. I sip my coffee out on the balcony … [Read more...]
Bells, Wind and Clouds
Hi there lovely ones, how are you doing? I'm amazingly fine and energetic, mostly due to the fact that temperatures dropped in The Netherlands. Life is so much nicer when you don't spread drops of sweat all around; dealing with hot flashes at tropical temperatures is hard you know.... but after … [Read more...]
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