Thursday, July 7, 2016

Haiku--By Gert W. Knop--Germany

early morning
rigidly sculptured as stone
a grey heron
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yellowed photos
almost forgotten in album
become alive
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maneki neko
hope for little more money
Chinese waving cat
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Gert W. Knop, born in 1943, studies art and tropical agriculture in Germany and Scotland (University of Edinburgh). He has lived in many different countries and writes mainly in German, English and Spanish. He currently resides in Zittau (Saxony), Germany.
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9 comments:

  1. pdfrenchJuly 8, 2016 at 9:47 AM

    lovely collection, thanks for sharing!

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  2. UnknownJuly 9, 2016 at 2:26 PM

    first Haiku is fabulous...

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  3. AnonymousJuly 13, 2016 at 7:46 AM

    Nice work, Gert. I really like that second one. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. Gert W. KnopJuly 26, 2016 at 12:47 AM

      Thank you Maurice for the "Like"! All the best!!

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  4. LavanaJuly 19, 2016 at 4:56 AM

    Lovely poems.
    Congratulations!

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    1. Gert W. KnopJuly 26, 2016 at 12:48 AM

      Thank you Lavana for your encouraging comment!

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  5. David FoxJuly 30, 2016 at 5:11 PM

    Gert,
    The first two are my favorites. A good job on all three, though.
    Your friend,
    David Fox

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