Rain

Rain
cleansing drops
refreshing the earth
making all things new
shining

time

time
time flies
time being wasted
from time to time
age

Baby

Baby
tiny package
of limitless potential
grow safely, grow well
flourish

brain

brain
sieve like
all memory gone
burned out and helpless
sometimes

passengers

passengers
together, alone
leaning into corners
maintaining calculated space
apart

Exam

exam
quiet students
sweating over sheets
quarrelling for nice solutions
today

papers

papers
massive pain
giant confusion guaranteed
I do not understand
insurances

Celebrate

Celebrate
friend's joy
spring's new life
hope for the future
smiling

sleep

sleep
true luxury
when done deeply
without troublesome interruptions by
kids

Alone

Alone
by choice.
With my thoughts
and with my dreams
planning

skin

skin
irresistibly tender
tempting to touch
soft and almost transparent
mine

Road

Road
black ribbon
to my assignation
Conduit of human life
moving

Sunday

Sunday
so sweet
warm and lovely
please do not end
ever

Garden

Garden
In my
garden of dreams
the sun shines brightly
today

Lake

Lake
placid water
cradle of life
place of sweet dreaming
cool

weekends

weekends
so lonely
times have changed
no more loneliness ever
fun

Wave

Wave
say hello
cheer my day
but then wave goodbye
sadly

Journey

Journey
far places
always tempt me
to cross cultural divides
learning

summer

summer
three weeks
I can't wait
warm, white spanish beaches
vacation

Smile

Smile
bright visage
warming all around
sharing happiness and joy
freely

Nightingale II

nightingale
not tonight
nothing sounds outside
why don't you sing
storm

Promises

Promises
forever binding
made with love
offering hope for tomorrow
always

Amok

Amok
silent fear
is truth spoken
will it happen today
committed

Words

words
powerful tools
sharp or blunt
mending fences,breaking walls
powerful

loneliness

loneliness
creeps slowly
through my window
on cold rainy days
without

Sight

Sight
briefly gone
seeing no future
my hope forever lost
darkness

Nightingale

Nightingale
sings fondly
outside my window
What makes you sing?
Love?

Pizza

Pizza
Italian delight
shared and enjoyed
shared flavours with friends.
Full

trees

trees
beautiful creatures
moving mysteriously light
though time and turmoil
majestically

Zauberflöte

Zauberflöte
erklinge leise
verzauber die Welt
mit deinem wunderbaren Klang
Musik

Distant

Distance
a gulf
the miles wound
reaching out to touch
electronically

sorry

Sorry
bland excuses
sorry won't do
when feeling has gone
disregarded

Words

Words
vanish easily
stay empty without
the deeds to follow
promises

waiting

waiting
empty thoughts
await pointless procedures
time spent, no change.
Wasting

Fire

fire
violent flames
tamed in candles
light up my night
nicely

Bee

Bee
busy worker
super pollen collector
black and yellow suited.
Honey

Muse

muse
slight obsession
constant inspiration desired
when brought to life
beauty

Sun

Sun
true friend
painting my world
driving the demons away.
Illuminating

one

one,
two, three,
four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten,
Elfchen

Grandma - for Sunday

grandma
soft warmth
restlessly in motion
makes me feel guilty
mother

Beer

Beer
cold comfort
bottles of haven
laying bare my emotions
intoxicating

Son

Son
innocent child
hand in mine
filled with absolute trust
smiling

Art

art
new creation
colour and line
speak to the world
intensely

Sleep

Sleep
Last refuge
Escape from fear
Ending my daily pain.
Peace

English

English
difficult language
for my students
how can I help
success

Library

Library
treasure trove
of literary wonder
vast sea of learning.
Growth.

Life

Life
active children
animals and carrousels
parks, slides and bruises
Mia

You

You
my hope
my fervent need
holding my fragile heart
gently

Corrections

Corrections
sitting there
a silent reminder
my vacation is over
work

Internet

Internet
virtual reality
is not real
go live your life
outside

Questions

Questions
without answer
confound my mind
breeding doubt and fear
insidiously

Desire

Desire
burning fire
slow burning fuse
explosion of hot emotion.
Released.

this was for sunday :(

friends
so valuable
many years accomplished
where would I be?
without

Sorry, due to computer problems my sunday one is late :(

Easter

Easter
fabulous flavours
delicious homemade cooking
warmth, peace and happiness
home

Night

Night
dark moods
darker desires call
aching need for warmth
now

Spring

Spring
pleasant surprise
shine inside me
bring me to life
again

Futures

Futures
unmapped mysteries
no certain route
paths meet and diverge.
Hidden

Beauty

beauty
first attraction
a superficial virtue
it will fade soon
accident

Slavery

Slavery
without chains
and without reason
exists in troubled minds
sadly

Friendship

Friendship
given freely
has no price
love and respect always
joyfully

Storm

storm
blow strongly
move things violently
hail hits our heads
cold