Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weather. Show all posts

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

桜



blossom

shine and float in white and pink
carried forth into the day
all among the loony people
certainly the trees are blooming
growing, falling, ripening
standing, breathing in the wind

MW April 2011

Photo by Ronnie Niedermeyer

bluete

weiss und rosa leuchtend schweben
fortgetragen in die tage
unter allen irren menschen
bluehen zweifellos die baeume
wachsen, fallen, reifen, stehen
atmen, oeffnen sich im wind

MW April 2011

Thursday, 29 July 2010

nice



nice

we're not that nice
we suck up ants
or vacuum them if you prefer
the proper word
we are of rather mixed descent
and heritage we come from here
and there are many lands
we're from or relatives of us have lived
have fled or marched or killed were sent
were held did dwell found work and died
in many lands as I have said
so we eat pork we eat all kinds
of vegetables and additives
we can afford to pick and choose
our words and tongues to some extent
the languages we speak and read
include chinese and latvian
we write chinese I don't speak dutch
or latvian but I have learned
some french and some romanian
some russian and I understand
some people sometimes but not all
not all the people every time
speak japanese or german bless allah
the lands and berries we are from
the pines the birch and chestnut trees
the oaks the roses everywhere
on walls the many kinds of leaves
and bless the ants bless all the bugs
we eat root out produce pass on
god bless the sand the waves the gulls
the rain the playmates and the wind
the sounds our son has formed the feet
the words and phrases we can hear
god bless the fear to overcome
to run to try to start anew
god bless us when we like the land
god bless us when we like our kind
god bless us when we feel the sun
we'll come again we leave and pray
god bless us all when we are done

MW July 2010

Monday, 5 October 2009

雪

snow

i like it when it's cold and dry
they have a lot of snow down there
down there in northern africa
they have a lot of snow down there
down there in hunan and hubei
down there in anhui and shanghai
they have a lot of snow down there
down there in northern africa
i speak in terms of latitude
we get a lot of latitude
i like it when it's cold and dry
i like it when it's hot and wet
in beijing we are fortunate

MW February 2008

Friday, 25 September 2009

風

wind

ist er wie ein weiches ei
oder wie ein gelber stein
er ist hoch und rund und kuehl
ist er freundlich wie die nacht
oder dunkel wie der wind

MW April 2008

star

stern

ich trag ein kind in meinem arm
und ueber mir erscheint ein stern
ich lieg auf einer harten bank
auf meinem eigenen balkon
es koennte schoener gar nicht sein
es ist nur noch ein bisschen kalt
wir gehen lieber gleich hinein

MW Mai 2008

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

母親節

for early may

the days are hot for early may.
the night is fine
the kids are fine especially.
every beginning has its magic
and grants protection for our life.
i begin to think of you
you are 65 this year
you are 96 this year.
und jedem anfang wohnt ein zauber inne
der uns beschuetzt, und der uns hilft zu leben.
we wish you happy mother's day
i have known you both for 40 years
my mother and my grandmother
and now you get to know our kids.
the day is hot. there was some rain
the earth is parched again today.
we have a roof
and bread on the shelf
we have it warm
and water on tap
it's nice that way.
and we have a bed.
oh lord, if everybody
had all that.

MW May 2007