craquelures. poems, volume II

they

ask

why

haiku

I say

why

not

there

has

always

been

spring

Photograph anna lenina

© cyril ioutsen, 2021

© anna lenina, photos, 2021

ISBN 978-5-0053-2054-4 (т. 2)

ISBN 978-5-0053-2049-0

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“after the concert…”

 
after the concert
         a symphony
         of ringtones
 

“after the music…”

 
after the music
silence is still
catching up
 

“always cheerful…”

 
always cheerful
bank manager
another loan
 

“another death…”

 
another death
a dried flower
         on a grave
 

“another year…”

 
another year
they call it
         new
 

“art & craft…”

 
art & craft
the line
in a poem
gets fixed
 

“         ashes…”

 
         ashes
to the wind
to be
everywhere
 

“at the end…”

 
at the end
at peace
at last
 

“at the start…”

 
at the start
         sorrow
at the end
         regret
floating world
 

“at a station…”

 
at a station
a lone train
– yet full
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
         things
that come
         to mind
 

“back from…”

 
back from
the burnt
the ashes
 

“         between…”

 
         between
then and now
always
 

“between trains…”

 
between trains
         neither has
         arrived yet
 

“birthday…”

 
birthday
present
in email
 

“blackout…”

 
blackout
         only
sounds
 

“bookstore…”

 
bookstore
one book
warm to
the touch
 

“border…”

 
border
         nothing
but the sign
 

“burning history…”

 
burning history
newspapers
in a fireplace
 

“         bus drives on…”

 
         bus drives on
another afternoon
         left in the past
 

“but a gap…”

 
but a gap
between
dreams
yet huge
 

“calendar…”

 
calendar
thinning
as days
add up
 

“a calendar…”

 
a calendar
all the days
that might
never come
 

“candlelight…”

 
candlelight
and flowers
both smell
over-sweet
 

“cat in the mirror…”

 
cat in the mirror
calm knowing
it is still there
 

“childhood…”

 
childhood
fragments
collectibles
         on eBay
 

“choices…”

 
choices
nowhere
to go but
somewhere
 

“city life…”

 
city life
         early bus
late passengers
 

“the clock ticking…”

 
the clock ticking
the sunrise away
what if it stopped
 

“cold fireplace…”

 
cold fireplace
in the ashes
idea for a poem
 

“computer crash…”

 
computer crash
without a sound
         on its part
 

“connecting cities…”

 
connecting cities
the road cuts
the forest in half
 

“counting…”

 
counting
raindrops
so many
ways to
be wrong
 

“a crack…”

 
a crack
in the wall
closed by
cobweb
 

“         crossroads…”

 
         crossroads
yet another way
to somewhere else
 

“crumpled…”

 
crumpled
         pillow
remains
of a dream
 

“curious…”

 
curious
         made-up
         stories
mostly set
in the past
 

“dark…”

 
dark
and darker
with lights on
 

“day and dream…”

 
day and dream
         in-between
something else
 

“dead…”

 
dead
fresh
flowers
 

“deadline done…”

 
deadline done
breaking dawn
breaking down
 

“different…”

 
different
in twilight
same poem
 

“different books…”

 
different books
not so different
on a bookshelf
 

“discarded…”

 
discarded
gift-wraps
no longer
festive
 

“         a distant…”

 
         a distant
         memory
         up close
an old
photograph
 

“dog days…”

 
dog days
all the same
for the dogs
 

“dried flower…”

 
dried flower
in a book
untold story
 

“         a duet…”

 
         a duet
inside
the piano
         outside
         the rain
 

“each stone…”

 
each stone
with a name
graveyard
 

“the edge…”

 
the edge
of the map
the road
goes on
 

“endless rooftops…”

 
endless rooftops
so many yet
only one home
 

“eulogy…”

 
eulogy
         heartfelt
         words
that have
to be said
 

“eyes…”

 
eyes
closed
things
seem
closer
 

“falling dusk…”

 
falling dusk
fading clock
keeps ticking
nonetheless
 

“         familiar…”

 
         familiar
         scent
its absence
         clearer
each time
 

“family…”

 
family
funeral
reunion
 

“family album…”

 
family album
blank pages
in the middle
 

“fed by…”

 
fed by
poems
the fire
 

“finally…”

 
finally
enough
moonlight
to make
a haiku
 

“first up…”

 
first up
then old
growing
 

“         flying…”

 
         flying
first class
         outside
same view
 

“         freight train…”

 
         freight train
losing the count
of the carriages
 

“         full…”

 
         full
of ideas
trash bin
 

“game of chess…”

 
game of chess
side by side
the victorious
the vanquished
 

“Grandpa’s…”

 
Grandpa’s
photographs
         strangers
         everyone
 

“         graveyard…”

 
         graveyard
         in a book
an old album
 

“growing older…”

 
growing older
the days seem
         shorter
 

“guiding light…”

 
guiding light
a cigarette tip
in the dark
 

“haiku…”

 
haiku
full-time
lockdown
 

“haiku manual…”

 
haiku manual
300+ pages
about 3 lines
 

“hard to tell…”

 
hard to tell
them apart
this world
reflection
in a mirror
 

“hard words…”

 
hard words
soft paper
makes them
no less hard
 

“         heavy mist…”

 
         heavy mist
blurred edges
blurred words
 

“hospital…”

 
hospital
outside
the life
 

“in a crowd…”

 
in a crowd
lingering
echoes
of glances