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161 · Jun 2017
Dancing
Sometimes when I am dancing
in my flat
I sense your presence

You hold me tight
and our bodies merge
to the rhythm of the music

I know
you will be here soon
and I turn up the music
with joy
158 · Jun 2017
Love
When you say
you love me
does it mean the same
as when I say
I love you
158 · Oct 2017
Conversation
she is beautiful.
long black hair
dark skin
and a captivating smile.
her black dress
highlights her slender figure.
with her brown eyes
demanding his attention
she tells him
about her work.

he sits opposite her
relaxed and attentively listening.
he asks one or two questions
but most of the time
she is talking.
he seems disengaged.
only when I look at his eyes
can I see his burning desire.
158 · Jun 2018
for M
knowing
that you
were reading
my poems
irritated me

knowing
that you
are now not reading
my poems
has not changed
how I feel
157 · May 2017
Question
Why are you always
Looking at the dark side
You ask with a smile

I do not know the answer
As your smile
Is like sunshine to me
156 · Jun 2017
Expectation
Calmness is descending upon me
contentment is slowly taking over my heart
my soul expectantly opens to the future
as happiness appears on the horizon
156 · Feb 2019
micro poem 49
156 · Oct 2017
They say...
They say she treated you badly
Taking advantage of your kindness and love
I understand your pain and anger
But I do not understand
Why you make me suffer for it
155 · Jun 2018
tea
tea
green trees
green lake
green tea
you and me

red sun
red sky
red tea
you and me

white hills
white paths
white tea
you and me
155 · Jul 2023
micro poem 92
storm
sunshine
relationship
154 · May 2017
Haiku 2
you have left this world
sad and mournful are my thoughts
raindrops cool my face
154 · Jun 2017
Her
Her
I sit next to you
but you only see her

I am talking to you
but you only hear her voice

I hold your hand
but you long for her touch

I realise
your heart is still occupied
and all I can do is leave…
154 · Nov 2021
autumn painting
red leaves
yellow leaves
gently swaying
in the wind
dark blue sky
golden sunshine
a perfect
autumn painting
154 · May 2018
my feline friends
black nose and pink nose
green eyes and blue eyes
black coat and white coat
short hair and long hair

curiousness and playfulness
sleepiness and calmness
liveliness and eagerness
Kurotan and Shirotan
153 · Feb 2021
the story of my life
I want to paint
but I have no colours

I want to write
but I cannot find my pen

I want to sing
but I lost my voice

I want to run away
but I do not know where it is safe

So I do nothing
and everything stays the same
152 · Oct 2021
micro poem 81
candles
cakes
cosiness
152 · Mar 2019
realization
why did it take me
so long
to realize that
for me
we are us
but for you
we are you and I
152 · Oct 2023
midnight
she can hear the bell
striking twelve times
another day has passed
with another opportunity missed
she cannot sleep
and wonders
if the same
will happen today
or will she have the strength to do
what she should have done
a long time ago
152 · Jan 2018
déjà vu
yesterday
rushing to the train
the train is late again
waiting for the train

today
rushing to the train
the train is late again
waiting for the train

tomorrow
rushing to the train
the train is late again
waiting for the train
151 · Jul 2020
a smile
smile
she said
and picked up
the broken cup
a  smile can mend
whatever is broken
151 · Jun 2017
Two Lovers
I watch the two lovers
sitting opposite me
in the café.

He:
tall
grey hair
an air of power
and importance.

She:
small
long hair
looking up to him
with admiration.

Lost in each other’s gaze
they are holding hands.

Why does it unsettle me
that he
is wearing a ring
and she
is not?
150 · Apr 2023
no answer
have I done
everything
wrong
she wonders
seeing
the displeasure
on his face

as she does
not know
the answer
she decides
to write a poem
149 · Mar 2018
modern haiku 7
apple and mint tea
white cat sleeping on my chair
no need to worry
149 · Oct 2019
wrong
whatever
I attempt
is discredited

whenever
I try to help
I am pushed away

if whatever
I do
is wronged
why
am I still doing it
149 · Jul 7
change of direction
she is desperate
nothing she attempts
leads to success
she tries hard
to achieve her goals
but she always fails

I feel sorry for her
as she does not realise
that trying hard
but always failing
simply means
she should change direction
147 · Jun 2018
micro poem 28
music
mountains
Austria
146 · Jun 2019
seeking
I am seeking
but I cannot find.

I am passionately seeking
but I cannot find.

I am desperately seeking
but I cannot find.

Do I know what I am looking for?
146 · Dec 2023
end of the year
she sits
in her comfy chair
looking back
at the year
and sighs
what holds me back
to do the things
I yearn to do
what paralyses me
when I decide to change
well worn habits
what sabotages
all my plans
carefully designed
to improve my life
she takes a deep breath
hoping to find the answer
to all her questions
145 · Mar 2022
micro poem 83
144 · Mar 2018
spotlight on the moment
for her
the spotlight is
on the moment

in the brightness
of the moment
she cannot see
her past
nor anticipate
her future

for her
living in the moment
means happiness
144 · Jan 7
micro poem 102
144 · Oct 2019
haiku 46
waiting for the day
when all the leaves are coloured
expectation of joy
144 · Sep 2018
crossing the line
she feels strong
she is happy
she is celebrating
that she has crossed the line
gone beyond convention
and followed her heart
143 · Feb 2018
Her life
I watch her
carefully disassembling
her life.

Every facet of her life
is looked at and
stripped down
to its essentials.
Nothing is left untouched.
Everything is assessed.

When all the pieces
of her life
are neatly laid out
in front of her
she smiles and begins
to assemble
a new and better life
for herself.
142 · Mar 2023
labels
why do you
attach
all these labels
to me?

foreign
middle-aged
cis
childless
divorced
heterosexual
jobless­
dreamer

is it to conveniently
exclude or include me
whenever it suits you?
141 · Feb 2018
Haiku 26
warm light of candles
heavy smell of cinnamon
here is home for me
141 · Jun 2023
micro poem 91
140 · Jan 2021
Good Morning
“Good Morning!”
She smiles.

“Good Morning!”
He frowns, irritated that
he was disturbed when tweeting.
140 · Jul 2017
Foreign Country
I am alone
in a foreign country.
Where are
my friends?
Where are
my pleasures?
Where is
my happiness?
Why am I here?
140 · Jan 2024
who knows
why
can I not
follow through
on things
she asks

I remain
silent
hoping
somebody else
will know
the answer
140 · Nov 2021
no fear
she wonders
what she
might do
if she had
no fear

she thinks
hard and
concentrated
taking her time
to understand
her deepest
desires

after some while
she smiles
picks up
a pen and
begins
to write
140 · Aug 2021
back to normal
we have to go back
to normal
he says

do you mean
my normal or your normal
she asks
139 · Mar 2018
micro poem 13
beach
ice-cream
holiday
138 · Apr 2023
mess
what a mess
she said

I like it
he smiled
138 · Feb 2018
my cat
green eyes
black fur
pink tongue
calming purr
black nose
happy stroll
gentle paws
I love it all
137 · Jun 2017
Smile
I had come today
expecting to meet
dull and uninteresting people
but when I saw your smile
I knew I had been wrong
136 · Dec 2019
micro poem 68
136 · Jun 2017
Failure
If it has been your intention
To hurt me
You have succeeded

If it has been your intention
To get back at her
By hurting me
You have failed
136 · Mar 2018
micro poem 14
136 · Jun 2017
Mirror
I like looking at your eyes.
They say eyes are the mirror
of a person’s soul.

I can see love, passion, caring
and tenderness in your eyes
and a desire to explore
the joys of life with me.

I know
you are the right man for me.
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