Summer wind

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the summer wind

carries the smell of nectar

and sweet expectation

the smell of mown grass

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the smell of mown grass

a cup of tea cools in silence –

cautious lips

Wrinkling clouds

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clouds wrinkle
around hollow round mouths
looking for a bite

Prayer

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the string of black beads

in her hands is shining

like never before

Fingertips

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swimming in the dark –

the world ends

at our fingertips

The loveliest blossom

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thick, green foliage

one bright pink blossom blooms late

the loveliest one

Blossoming love (in a boat)

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he handles the oars

she the dimples in her cheeks

the moon oversees them

Oh gentle morning

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oh gentle morning

the crisp rustle of pages

the smell of coffee

A touch of rainbow

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a heated game of tag

the fountain sprays fresh relief –

a touch of rainbow

Guns go silent

guns go silent

an arm with three watches

bangs on the door

I found the inspiration for this haiku in the famous picture by Yevgeny Khaldei you can see below. It shows two Russian soldiers on the Reichstag building in Berlin in may 1945. The picture was put in scene and was meant to celebrate the glorious victory of the Russians troops. However, when taking a closer look, you can see that the soldier in the bottom of the picture is wearing a watch on both wrists. He probably got the second one through plundering or ransacking bodies. Not exactly the behavior of a glorious victor. The watch on the right wrist therefore was gummed out of the picture, and it went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.