Schwerter zu Pflugscharen

die alte Bibel

mit Blütenstaub bedeckt

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swords into ploughshares

the old bible

covered with dust

die Puppen von damals

auf dem Sperrmüll -

Magnolien welken

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the dolls of yesteryear

on the bulky waste -

wilted Magnolia

Zen garden

a little chitchat

with the old koi

Under the Basho

a prayer mat

unrolled between ruins

spring in Aleppo

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ein Betteppich

zwischen Trümmern ausgerollt

Frühling in Aleppo

in the dead of night

the cellphone ringing

I delete

my weather app

all meine Bedenken

hinweggefegt -

der Frühlingswind

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all my concerns

carried away -

spring wind

flying sparks -

the moments

as we know

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fliegende Funken -

die Momente

in denen wir wissen

Stadtführung -

in meiner Tasche die Samen

wilder Malven

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city tour -

in my pocket the seeds

of wild mallows

children of war

a new spring

passing by

failed haiku

Breaking News

Now I am caught again between the frontlines.

Image of wrath and destruction everywhere.

Truce is fragile, they say.

Then the picture of this boy.

Those eyes that have seen so much already.

I cannot turn away

Gaza -

rescued from ruins

a white window frame

Yanty's Butterfly

soap from Aleppo

the scent of

a strange spring

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Seife aus Aleppo

der Duft eines

fremden Frühlings

failed haiku

wie viele Leben

wie viele Tode

Sakura

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how many lives

how many deaths

sakura

VerSuch ... das projekt gendai haiku

another glass of wine

my shadow tries to leave

without me

failed haiku