Haiku
in German by
Graham
High, U.K.
Translation: 1,
2: Felicitas Mander; 3 - 6:Astrid Prokoviev
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the
baby’s gurgle
suddenly disappears
on the bird’s shadow |
das
Gurgeln des Babys
verschwindet plötzlich
auf dem Schatten des
Vogels |
| * * * |
winter wedding ~
ice on the
bronze bell
shaken free |
Winterhochzeit ~
Eis auf der bronzenen
Glocke
frei geschüttelt |
| * * * |
across the table
through the vase of flowers
our
exchange of thoughts |
Über den Tisch
durch eine Blumenvase
Gedankanaustausch |
| * * * |
afternoon doze
the kettle steaming in
the dark ~
your grey hair |
Nachmittagsschlummer
der kessel dampft
im Dämmern ~
Dein ergrautes Haar |
| * * * |
midnight
gliding with the wind
a swan -
a star |
Mitternacht
gleitend mit dem Wind
ein Schwan
- ein Stern |
| * * * |
frost on a gravestone
the worn away inscription
underlined
again |
Frost auf dem Grabstein ~
die verwitterte Inschrift
wieder hervorgehoben |
I am primarily a visual artist, painter and sculptor, and have
had a parallel career as a feature film effects designer. However,
I have written poetry consistently from my teens onwards. My interest
in haiku came comparatively late but I have since had four collections
of haiku published. I am a member of the British Haiku Society
and currently edit its journal "Blithe Spirit"
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