Haiku from German Tongues: 02/2016

2/23/2016

Christoph Blumentrath: Cycling, Garden, Music, And Haiku

mossy gravestone
the little granddaughter listens
to grandpa's tale

Chrysanthemum

The bright days
after the first kiss--
spring awake



Asahi Haikuist Network

Age-old
through winter branches
polyphonic wind

Asahi Haikuist Network

Christof Blumentrath was born in 1956, lives and works in Borken (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia), keeps fit by cycling, gardening and singing in pop- and jazz-choirs. Haiku and haibun publications in Sommergras, Chrysanthemum, Haiku heute, Asahi Haikuist Network, Tageshaiku.

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There are many authors in Germany, too, who like to write haiku. Yet it seems to be quite difficult to get a general idea of their works in English. And it is this very objective that we want to achieve by our blog.

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