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craquelures. poems, volume II
craquelures. poems, volume II

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craquelures. poems, volume II

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craquelures

poems, volume II


cyril ioutsen

they

ask

why

haiku

I say

why

not

there

has

always

been

spring

Photograph anna lenina


© cyril ioutsen, 2021

© anna lenina, photos, 2021


ISBN 978-5-0053-2054-4 (т. 2)

ISBN 978-5-0053-2049-0

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“after the concert…”

after the concert         a symphony         of ringtones

“after the music…”

after the musicsilence is stillcatching up

“always cheerful…”

always cheerfulbank manageranother loan

“another death…”

another deatha dried flower         on a grave

“another year…”

another yearthey call it         new

“art & craft…”

art & craftthe linein a poemgets fixed

“         ashes…”

         ashesto the windto beeverywhere

“at the end…”

at the endat peaceat last

“at the start…”

at the start         sorrowat the end         regretfloating world

“at a station…”

at a stationa lone train– yet full

“autumn…”

autumn         thingsthat come         to mind

“back from…”

back fromthe burntthe ashes

“         between…”

         betweenthen and nowalways

“between trains…”

between trains         neither has         arrived yet

“birthday…”

birthdaypresentin email

“blackout…”

blackout         onlysounds

“bookstore…”

bookstoreone bookwarm tothe touch

“border…”

border         nothingbut the sign

“burning history…”

burning historynewspapersin a fireplace

“         bus drives on…”

         bus drives onanother afternoon         left in the past

“but a gap…”

but a gapbetweendreamsyet huge

“calendar…”

calendarthinningas daysadd up

“a calendar…”

a calendarall the daysthat mightnever come

“candlelight…”

candlelightand flowersboth smellover-sweet

“cat in the mirror…”

cat in the mirrorcalm knowingit is still there

“childhood…”

childhoodfragmentscollectibles         on eBay

“choices…”

choicesnowhereto go butsomewhere

“city life…”

city life         early buslate passengers

“the clock ticking…”

the clock tickingthe sunrise awaywhat if it stopped

“cold fireplace…”

cold fireplacein the ashesidea for a poem

“computer crash…”

computer crashwithout a sound         on its part

“connecting cities…”

connecting citiesthe road cutsthe forest in half

“counting…”

countingraindropsso manyways tobe wrong

“a crack…”

a crackin the wallclosed bycobweb

“         crossroads…”

         crossroadsyet another wayto somewhere else

“crumpled…”

crumpled         pillowremainsof a dream

“curious…”

curious         made-up         storiesmostly setin the past

“dark…”

darkand darkerwith lights on

“day and dream…”

day and dream         in-betweensomething else

“dead…”

deadfreshflowers

“deadline done…”

deadline donebreaking dawnbreaking down

“different…”

differentin twilightsame poem

“different books…”

different booksnot so differenton a bookshelf

“discarded…”

discardedgift-wrapsno longerfestive

“         a distant…”

         a distant         memory         up closean oldphotograph

“dog days…”

dog daysall the samefor the dogs

“dried flower…”

dried flowerin a bookuntold story

“         a duet…”

         a duetinsidethe piano         outside         the rain

“each stone…”

each stonewith a namegraveyard

“the edge…”

the edgeof the mapthe roadgoes on

“endless rooftops…”

endless rooftopsso many yetonly one home

“eulogy…”

eulogy         heartfelt         wordsthat haveto be said

“eyes…”

eyesclosedthingsseemcloser

“falling dusk…”

falling duskfading clockkeeps tickingnonetheless

“         familiar…”

         familiar         scentits absence         clearereach time

“family…”

familyfuneralreunion

“family album…”

family albumblank pagesin the middle

“fed by…”

fed bypoemsthe fire

“finally…”

finallyenoughmoonlightto makea haiku

“first up…”

first upthen oldgrowing

“         flying…”

         flyingfirst class         outsidesame view

“         freight train…”

         freight trainlosing the countof the carriages

“         full…”

         fullof ideastrash bin

“game of chess…”

game of chessside by sidethe victoriousthe vanquished

“Grandpa’s…”

Grandpa’sphotographs         strangers         everyone

“         graveyard…”

         graveyard         in a bookan old album

“growing older…”

growing olderthe days seem         shorter

“guiding light…”

guiding lighta cigarette tipin the dark

“haiku…”

haikufull-timelockdown

“haiku manual…”

haiku manual300+ pagesabout 3 lines

“hard to tell…”

hard to tellthem apartthis worldreflectionin a mirror

“hard words…”

hard wordssoft papermakes themno less hard

“         heavy mist…”

         heavy mistblurred edgesblurred words

“hospital…”

hospitaloutsidethe life

“in a crowd…”

in a crowdlingeringechoesof glances

“in a few…”

in a fewstrokessilence

“in a library…”

in a librarythe silenceof voices

“in the park…”

in the parka bench that isalways vacantis occupied

“in the space…”

in the spacebetween wordsmore words

“insomnia…”

insomniatoo slowtoo soon

“just taking…”

just takingthe edge offanother glass

“leaving behind…”

leaving behindor letting godifferenceexaggerated

“loneliness…”

lonelinesswhen you talkto yourselfwhen you don’t         listen

“lost…”

lostin a parkin thoughts

“loud music…”

loud musicless silence         within

“a love…”

a lovelettera lovelypapercrane

“melting the ice…”

melting the icespring thawpeace talks

“mid-life crisis…”

mid-life crisiswhy not call it         half-life?

“a minute of silence…”

a minute of silencebut really aboutforty-two seconds

“modern art gallery…”

modern art galleryevacuation planrather ancient

“a moment…”

a momentan infinityin a few lines

“morning bus…”

morning busuneven paceof the streets

“morning chill…”

morning chillstreet musician         warms up

“never…”

neverenoughtime to donothing

“new…”

newhomeoldsmells

“new teeth…”

new teethquite a bitedentist’s bill

“         news again…”

         news againbut there’s also         spring

“         night bus…”

         night buslooking outsideseeing oneself

“night sky…”

night skyon tiptoesbetter to see

“         nighttime…”

         nighttimefrom the window         still inside

“no words…”

no wordsto say of it         silence

“odd physics…”

odd physicsthe darkerthe louder

“         old grave…”

         old gravefresh flowersmade of plastic

“old painting…”

old paintingnot enoughcraquelures

“old photos…”

old photosbelongingto me nowsomeone’smemories

“optimistic…”

optimisticworse thanyesterdaybetter thantomorrow

“         order…”

         ordereach objectrandomlyin its place

“page after page…”

page after pagethe time goesat book’s pace

“paradox…”

paradox         beforethe next         timeanother

“passage of time…”

passage of timefewer peoplethat never visit

“         the pathways…”

         the pathways         we never takewhere they leadwhen we go back

“         paused…”

         paused         to check         the timeand missed         the train

“peace conference…”

peace conferenceeveryone looking         for casus belli

“peaceful summer…”

peaceful summerdespite the war         somewhere

“a petal…”

a petalin a cupan idea

“a progress…”

a progresseach stepmore sure         of less

“quite telling…”

quite tellingbirthday giftstill unwrappednext birthday

“rainstorm…”

rainstormmusic offto listen

“         rainy day…”

         rainy daydrought newsfrom somewhere

“         reasons…”

         reasonsto leave it         reasonsto keep it         anything

“road gridlock…”

road gridlockour thoughtsand the traffic

“same route…”

same routeyesterdaythroughtoday’sstreets

“self-education…”

self-educationto the museumto make selfies

“a short bio…”

a short bio         a hyphenbetween dates

“snowstorm…”

snowstormairport fulllockdown

“so many…”

so many         peopleso much         solitude

“some hopes…”

some hopesnot unfoundedsunrise again

“somehow…”

somehowmore prettygirls around         summer

“sometimes…”

sometimesnothing isall there is

“spontaneity…”

spontaneityhaiku momentrevised later

“spring at last…”

spring at lasthospital room         still white

“stardust…”

starduston papera poem

“         still…”

         still         wetrainstormwatercolor

“still forward…”

still forward         the clockin the mirror

“stillness…”

stillnessnot quiteright withno sounds         at all

“strangers…”

strangerson a trainno secrets

“street noise…”

street noiselouder whenthe light is off

“streetlamps…”

streetlampshalos aboveour heads

“subway…”

subwaythe trainsand violin

“suggestive…”

suggestiveblank pageblank stare

“sumi-e painting…”

sumi-e paintinghidden colors within         black and white

“         sundial…”

         sundialdoes it workfor the moon?

“         sunrise…”

         sunrisea wallpaperon a screen

“supermarket…”

supermarkethome-madefood discount

“         surely…”

         surelyan oxymoron         silentloudspeakers

“symbiosis…”

symbiosisa live cata plasticmouse

“symmetry…”

symmetryno one getswhat onewould give

“teacup empty…”

teacup emptybut for the tealate evening

“         team work…”

         team workarguing aboutcollaboration

“tempting…”

tempting         a viewfrom above         a longway down

“things done…”

things donetime leftfor regret

“the time…”

the timeit takesto earnluxurywatch

“time being…”

time beingall the time

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