Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Angelika Wienert: PIAZZA TALE

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As always: for my husband red wine, for me white wine.

"When I was young, strangers complimented me."

"What was your last sentence, honey?"

"Strangers made compliments in my youth."

"Often?"

"No, not often. I was shy and had to wear glasses."

"A lot of women have to wear glasses."

"I was too stupid to recognize that I was quite pretty then. Today photos tell me that..."

"Salmon or lamb chops? Or better the vegetarian dish?"

As always: no coffee after lunch.

We walk across the footbridge and reach the piazza.


Heat
the dog
opens one eye



by Angelika Wienert
Oberhausen, Germany

4 comments:

  1. Dear angelika,
    I love your first haibun
    Geert Verbeke

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  2. Dear Angelika,

    Very, very nice. The more often I read it, the better I like it.
    Cheers from E. in Yokohama

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  3. Dear Angelika,

    I love the haibun.

    It reminds me a little of that song Maurice Chevalier sang, but you have added your own piquant poignancy.

    I thought the haiku was excellent for the prose. It adds to the haibun prose without mirroring.

    More please! ;-)


    all my very best,

    Alan
    Less than a month to the deadline!
    The With Words International Online Haiku Competition

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  4. Great dialogue, Angelika. Especially impressive since English is not your first language. And the haiku provides an elegant denouemont.

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