Michael Smeer
Born 1963 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Living in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
His preferred style is haiku in English. Michael is the founder of 'My Haiku Pond & Academy', dedicated to English language haiku and related poetry, Culture & Art. Since May, 2016 he is a former Vice President of the European Haiku Society (EHS).
http://MyHaikuPond.com
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vlinderhuis –
een jongetje achtervolgt
zijn lege vinger
butterfly house –
a little boy chases
his empty finger
Blithe Spirit, Volume 26, Number 2, 2016
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een kind wiegt
met haar lantaarn –
motten fladderen
a child sways
with her lantern
moths flutter
Hedgerow #65, 2016
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tuin slak –
de supermaan
ontsnapt 'n vijver
garden snail –
the perigee moon
escapes a pond
Wild Plum 2:1 Spring-Summer 2016
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kersenbloesem –
deze korte momenten
van compassie
cherry blossoms –
these brief moments
of compassion
Wild Plum 2:1 Spring-Summer 2016
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maan staren . . .
passerende storm wolken
verdiepen de vijver
moon gazing . . .
passing storm clouds
deepen the pond
A Hundred Gourds, March 2016
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heldere winter nacht –
mijn uitgestrekte vinger
roert de melkweg
clear winter night –
my stretched finger stirs
the milky way
Blithe Spirit, Volume 26, Number 1, 2016
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eerste ochtendvorst
bloeiend in de meterkast
vorig jaar's sneeuwlaarzen
first morning frost
flowering in the cupboard
last year's snow boots
Blithe Spirit, Volume 26, Number 1, 2016
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honingdauw
onder de populier
'n donkere pop
honeydew
beneath the poplar tree
a dark chrysalis
Cattails, January 2016
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bij Boeddha's tempel
door de ijskoude regen . . .
m'n hart nog warm
near Buddha's temple
through the cold rain . . .
my heart still warm
Hedgerow #59, 2015