in the afternoon

the piano is silent

it smiles at the sun

(picture and Haiku by Maria, picture had been taken at the arthouse cinema "Lichthaus" in Weimar, Germany)

a piece and a piece 

and a piece and a piece and

a piece and a star

(picture and Haiku by Maria)

Concert Break

the hot spell cools down

the extravaganza ends

just for some moments

(Haiku and pictures by Maria, pictures were taken at the Mon Ami, Weimar, Germany)

a leaf in springtime

it's not asking questions yet

but smiles a promise

(Haiku and painting by Maria)

Beginning

It's a beginning

Unwrap an old, unknown book

A new tale unfolds

(Haiku and picture by Maria, photo was taken at the Anna-Amalia-Library, Weimar, Germany)

Spring is in the air

A gleam of melancholy

Sparks a Bleeding Heart

(picture and Haiku by Maria)

On my table I had a bunch of white tulips recently. 

During their last days they all looked like this:

what a celebration of life, joy and beauty!

She left a message

For everyone and noone

Noone picked it up

(Haiku and photo by Maria, the picture was taken at the Jewish Cemetery in Weimar, Germany.)

Welcome!

You are welcome here

Like a fallen leaf you arrived at my house

You are welcome here.

(picture and lines by Maria, 

the sign in the picture reads "Willkommen",

which is German for "welcome".)

Unfurnished

An unfurnished house

Outside it's warm and sunny

The door is open

(Haiku and picture by Maria,

the photo was taken in a building on the Museum Island Hombroich, Germany)

Cat

I am who I am.

Someone belongs to me, yes,

But I'm a wizard.

I do understand magic

And use my skills discreetly.

(Tanka poem and picture by Maria)

mugs, jugs, pots and jars

endless possibilities

to fill them with light

(Haiku and pictures by Maria, the photos of the pots were taken at the very lovely GlashausGalerie, Recklinghausen, Germany, www.glashausgalerie.de, 

paintings are made by me)

flowers in April

after the rain has gone down

some water is saved

in veins and hollow spaces

to cool the wounds and bruises

(Tanka poem and pictures by Maria)

written in the stars

earth-colored letters and lines

telling ancient tales

(Haiku and pictures by Maria; the pictures show fresco paintings from the 15th century 

at the St. Jakobs-church, Winterswijk, Netherlands )

Time to rest and sleep

Time to be vulnerable

You are protected

(I found this lovely swan at the "Great Garden" in Dresden, Germany -

photo and Haiku by Maria)

Voices and laughter

Outside the sun is shining

I raise the blinds now

(pictures were taken at Goethe's summerhouse in Weimar, Germany.

Haiku and pictures by Maria.)

This door is unlocked

The old handle can be turned

Half a turn will do

(haiku and picture by Maria,

the picture shows a detail of a door at the city castle, Weimar, Germany)

A charming question:

If our clocks moved backwards,

would we follow them?

(picture and haiku by Maria)

Joyful

joyful ivy leaves

sunlight makes their blood run warm

on an autumn day

(picture and haiku by Maria)

Licht rot grün blau schwarz

miteinander verbunden

Seerosenwasser

(Foto und Haiku von Maria,

das Foto habe ich im Palmenhaus des Botanischen Gartens in Jena gemacht)