Saturday, 21 November 2009



harvest moon
glowing cheeks
in front of the screen


warm day
this leaf
its way down


children in anoraks
asking for
red leaves


these glasses
in these dewdrops
on these leaves


Sketchbook September/October 2009,
kukai-result
and the editor's choices (Karina and John)


Thursday, 12 November 2009



rainy road
my homebrew
bitter


Tuesday, 3 November 2009





amidst this heartburn
the sound of my fax

Thursday, 29 October 2009



Weekend arrangement--
blowing out
candle lights

Friday, 23 October 2009



Harvest time.
The winegrower checks
the clause

Erntezeit.
Der Winzer prüft
die Paragrafen

Haiku heute October 2009


Saturday, 17 October 2009


The Portrait

I am too late. I would like to jolt traffic jam and annoyance out of my coat and to excuse myself. My host passes a hanger to me: "My mistake– I should not arrange appointments for Monday mornings."

In his office I give myself a breathing space with the story of a Native American who went by train for the first time in his life: "My body is already here. My soul, however, isn't yet." My host nods. He starts telling me.

He speaks quietly. It is about the latest news, local events, and people's expectations. Looking over his shoulder I recognise the Dalai Lama's portrait on a desk.

"My colleague has the same picture", I say. My host waits until I look in his eyes again: "Well, I am a practising Buddhist."

We smile. The sound of an indoor fountain.


Thursday, 15 October 2009



Blue sky--
this cloud
is mine

Friday, 9 October 2009



Internet-ticketing–
I buy myself
a piece of London



Friday, 2 October 2009




Autumn half term–
catching the fog
with a butterfly net


French class–
her pencil lost
in Paris



Tuesday, 29 September 2009



Sunday, 27 September 2009



picket line the honeydew of a cicada

Monday, 21 September 2009



Flood-meadow--
can't even hear
the main artery

Tuesday, 15 September 2009


Haiku-Treffen in NRW


Am Samstag, 26. September 2009, ab 11 Uhr in Schermbeck (Kreis Wesel). Oberthema: Tee. Haiku dazu werden vorgestellt und besprochen. Es soll einen Haiku-Spaziergang geben, vielleicht auch einen Vortrag. Veranstaltet wird das Treffen von Heike Stehr (Moers) und Ralf Bröker (Ochtrup).

E-Mail: kunstlebendigXweb.de (das X bitte durch ein @ ersetzen)


Haiku Meeting in North Rhine-Westphalia

Saturday, September 26th, 11 a.m. at Schermbeck (Wesel district). Principal theme: tea. Haiku concerning to that will be presented and discussed; a haiku walk and a lecture might be added to the agenda. Hosts: Heike Stehr (Moers) and Ralf Bröker (Ochtrup).

Contact:
kunstlebendigXweb.de (please replace X by @)


Tuesday, 8 September 2009



eastmoon's orange
in the silver linden
rustling of rye


Tuesday, 1 September 2009



Corn harvest--
what does the tractor driver
listen to?

Sunday, 23 August 2009



Fireworks--
her eyes tell them
from long ago

Friday, 21 August 2009



Strawberry breakfast--
calling in sick
at work

Asahi Haikuist Network, August 21th, 2009


Sunday, 16 August 2009



kneeling where
granduncle used to say Mass--
Papa, Vater ...


Wednesday, 12 August 2009



Hot salsa –
my daughter cries
for the moon


Thursday, 6 August 2009



against the north wind–
so many questions
on board

Sunday, 2 August 2009



father's garden mould works in my hand



On David Searjeant's blog "Distant Lightning" I found a link to Alan Summers' important-word-project. Have a look at it here: http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Alan_S

Well done, Alan! Thanks a lot, Dave.

And yes: Serendipity!

Friday, 31 July 2009



Drawing a bath--
she pours the whole sea
around her castle

          Asahi Haikuist Network July 31th, 2009


Wednesday, 29 July 2009



Poplar boulevard–
listening
to the sea
in me


Tuesday, 28 July 2009



In the high grass–
cast shadow
tells me the time


Friday, 24 July 2009



summer vacation--
telling the children gently
why we stay at home





Sunday, 19 July 2009



blue summer day--
the dog chews
a juicy bone

very accurate
a towel under his chin



Tuesday, 14 July 2009



Tax return--
on a slip of paper
her perfume

Steuererklärung--
an einem Beleg
ihr Parfum


Haiku heute, Juni 2009


Saturday, 11 July 2009



Cold summer day--
having the munchies for
Malaga ice-cream


Friday, 10 July 2009



A drop of my sweat
falls into a puddle--
me again


Monday, 6 July 2009



Summerday--
in the ditch the dog
squats and drinks


Friday, 3 July 2009



This is not the day
to think about haiku.
This is the time
to think about
a yellow leaf
which falls and falls.

This is not the day
to think about haiku.
This is the time
to think about
the tree
and its branches.

May day and night come
may you leave or stay.
I am a leaf
which is green
which will be yellow
once.

Once in my life
is now in yours.

I would like to be strong
but my tears are running.

Water to dry plant.
Salt to slack meal.
Now I know
there is a way to you.
And I feel your warm welcome.

It bursts out.
It is the whole inside of me.

It is
me:

a yellow leaf
it is difficult to fall
there



Thursday, 2 July 2009



Corpus Christi –
neighbours bedight their altar
close to the café



Tuesday, 30 June 2009



Cancer--
her last dance
in a new balance


A tribute to Pina Bausch
(thanks for the link, haikushelf)





Packed road--
the pit stain in the convertible
waves me through


Saturday, 27 June 2009



Graduation Day—
mother picks off
a dandelion parachute


Friday, 26 June 2009



In a circle

the sound of earth
on wood

Tuesday, 23 June 2009



winking cloudwards
and a check up
where the tabloid is


Sunday, 21 June 2009



Late breakfast --
my Stammtisch certainly waits
to raise the toast


An answer to "sunday breakfast" in senryushelf


Tuesday, 16 June 2009



A plough amidst
the rich land
sparrows spatting


Sunday, 7 June 2009



victory monument
French towns in German

rainy day


Wednesday, 3 June 2009



Blind date

I ask for
a glass of peppermint tea


Saturday, 30 May 2009



Green berries —
she crushes lunch
in the doll's kitchen

Sunday, 24 May 2009



Sunday in spring
driving home for
a rendezvous


Saturday, 23 May 2009



spring forest--
punkies in a sunbeam
sound of pecking



Tuesday, 19 May 2009



Spring--
the banquette blows
some sun.


Saturday, 16 May 2009



Mother's Day--
her mirror refracts
the morning light


Thursday, 14 May 2009



First hay harvest--
my son misses
his parachutes.


Saturday, 9 May 2009



cold night in spring--
neighbours are making
a wedding wreath


Friday, 8 May 2009



Circular pond.
A butterfly
glows.


Wednesday, 6 May 2009



Funeral.
Forgot his umbrella
after the service.


Tuesday, 5 May 2009



at the roadhouse
a flock of ravens
forms and forms


Friday, 1 May 2009



Rose Monday
shrink-wrapped popcorn
in a puddle

          
Asahi Haikuist Network April 30, 2009


Thursday, 30 April 2009



tobacco crumbs
in a wrapped clipping--
beware the raindrops


Tuesday, 28 April 2009
















Disneyland --- my neighbour steps out for the third time --- no smoking

© rbroeker 04/2009, Haiku-wortART-Forum


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Monday, 27 April 2009

photo: rbroeker 4/2009


springshadows--
the sound of
your watercolour



Saturday, 25 April 2009

photo by rbroeker, 04/2009


Dressing the salad--
will probably buy some
borax later

Den Salat anmachen --
kaufe vielleicht
etwas
Borax
nachher



Friday, 24 April 2009


violet asterisk –
somebody wrote my name
across the Earth's day

veilchenblaues Sternchen –
jemand schrieb meinen Namen
auf den Tag der Erde


In the bed.
The nameless sprout
may stay.

Im Beet.
Der unbekannte Spross
darf bleiben.


Friday, 17 April 2009


Willow catkins
I let them fall behind
the side window

Weidenkätzchen
fallen zurück
im Seitenfenster

          
Asahi Haikuist Network April 2009