Three Haiku Triptych Poems by Samo Kreutz

 

Three Breaths into Stone (a haiku triptych)

some forms take shape between scent and stillness

sculpture workshop ...
an apprentice carves
the mint scent

chisel pause ...
his breath settling
deep into stone

dust motes ...
just half shaped
her son's face

With a Shadow on the Shoulder (a haiku triptych)

some moments pass through us silently – yet stay longer than the sound

freedom parade ... 

the child keeps 

asking

 

june bride ... 

a sudden breeze rises 

from the graveyard

 

grey light ... 

the tea left steaming

in two cups

What Slips Between (a haiku triptych)

every breath leaves a shadow

olive orchard ... 

a breath she gives 

to the stars

 

dry petals ... 

what else he meant 

to say

 

lantern light ... 

the moth circles 

our silence

Samo Kreutz lives in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Besides poetry (which he has been writing since he was eight years old), he writes novels, short stories and haiku. He is the author of twelve books in Slovene (five of them are poetry collections) and six in English (they are haiku books, the last two are titled Not Empty-Handed and Cat and a Dawn, all published by Cyberwit.net from India and are available at Amazon.com). His recent work has appeared on international websites (and journals), such as Ariel Chart: International Literary Journal, Better than Starbucks: Poetry and Fiction Journal, Green Ink Poetry, Ink Sweat & Tears: The poetry and prose webzine, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Seashores: Haiku Journal, Stardust Haiku Online Journal, The Bamboo Hut, The Heron's Nest and others.