still silence. poems. volume I
cyril ioutsen


A collection of short poems in the style of modern haiku and senryu. Volume I comprises impressions upon nature and cityscapes.





still silence

poems. volume I



cyril ioutsen


Dark again.

Over trees —

a nightfall.



Beneath —

the starry skies.



Looking at

the silence

of things

we cannot hear.



Listening to

the silence

of things

we cannot see.



Photograph anna lenina



© cyril ioutsen, 2021

© anna lenina, photos, 2021



ISBN 978-5-0053-2048-3 (т. 1)

ISBN 978-5-0053-2049-0

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Poems











“abandoned railway…”


		abandoned railway
		still going
		somewhere




“abating storm…”


		abating storm
		leftover rain
		abandoned
		on the grass




“         above…”


		above
		the summit
		the sun
		keeps
		rising




“above the sea…”


		above the sea
		the seagulls
		carry the rain




“         absorbed…”


		absorbed
		in a daydream
		a young frog
		alone by
		the leaf




“across the fog…”


		across the fog
		silence drifts
		to the forest




“adjusting…”


		adjusting
		a pebble
		on a beach
		looks out
		of place




“after dark…”


		after dark
		returning
		with a catch
		of moonlight




“after dusk…”


		after dusk
		darkness
		goes too









“after the rain…”


		after the rain
		too much sky
		on the streets




“after rainfall…”


		after rainfall
		flooded
		by sunlight




“after the snowfall…”


		after the snowfall
		left on the ground
		the clouds




“all of the sky…”


		all of the sky
		in a tiny pond
		still summer




“alone…”


		alone
		among
		others
		forest
		trees




“already gone…”


		already gone
		before I saw it
		a perfect view




“         always…”


		always
		summer
		far away
		somewhere




“ancient ruins…”


		ancient ruins
		outlasting them
		modern garbage




“another spring…”


		another spring
		or perhaps
		the last one
		again









“as if never…”


		as if never
		before and
		yet again
		autumn




“at cliff edge…”


		at cliff edge
		a butterfly
		and me
		it goes
		farther




“         at dusk…”


		at dusk
		colors fading
		one by one…
		wary to be seen?




“at the edge…”


		at the edge
		of the leaf
		the snail
		is lost




“at the window…”


		at the window
		on the dry side
		of the rainstorm




“autumn…”


		autumn
		afterglow
		of spring




“autumn…”


		autumn
		at last
		so soon




“autumn…”


		autumn
		forest
		bright
		shades
		of decay




“autumn…”


		autumn
		the last
		leaf falls
		and then
		another









“autumn…”


		autumn
		seeing it
		for what
		it is




“autumn forest…”


		autumn forest
		and beyond
		all there is




“autumn rain…”


		autumn rain
		sound of drops
		still in the air




“an autumn leaf…”


		an autumn leaf
		in my mailbox
		some message




“         awaiting…”


		awaiting
		the dusk
		the snow
		lingers
		still winter




“awash with…”


		awash with
		the sound
		of waves
		waterfront




“         Bach…”


		Bach
		by the pond
		frogs wait
		for the cue




“back and forth…”


		back and forth
		on a forest floor
		restless shadows




“balance…”


		balance
		nightfall
		moonrise









“bare branches…”


		bare branches
		few leaves
		free to share
		dark skies
		with stars




“Beethoven…”


		Beethoven
		in the storm
		thunderclap
		steps in
		for timpani




“between stars…”


		between stars
		and beyond
		looks the same




“         beyond…”


		beyond
		the silence
		beyond
		still silence




“a bird…”


		a bird
		a tree
		sharing
		solitude




“birds in the sky…”


		birds in the sky
		never lost
		in thought




“birdsong…”


		birdsong
		leaving
		no echo




“bitter cold…”


		bitter cold
		a sentinel
		for a pine
		an old raven




“         bizarre…”


		bizarre
		when up close
		fire in
		the fog









“         bonfire…”


		bonfire
		in its midst
		a shape of
		something




“both black…”


		both black
		and white
		the snow
		in the dark




“a breeze…”


		a breeze
		a breath
		a breadth
		dreaming
		of a beach




“briefly…”


		briefly
		before sunrise
		silence




“bright sun…”


		bright sun
		city shadows
		almost dark




“brightest of all…”


		brightest of all
		on a forest floor
		a beer can




“budding flower…”


		budding flower
		without a thought
		sweet fragrance




“burning leaves…”


		burning leaves
		smell of autumn
		on my clothes




“bus stop…”


		bus stop
		rainstorm
		arrives first









“a butterfly…”


		a butterfly
		a blossom
		almost one




“by the fire…”


		by the fire
		under the stars
		fiery sunrise




“a canvas of time…”


		a canvas of time
		brush strokes
		sunrise bit by bit




“change of season…”


		change of season
		never the same
		and yet again




“children’s…”


		children’s
		voices
		playing on
		the grass
		tree shadows




“city fog…”


		city fog
		no more
		skyscrapers




“city into sky…”


		city into sky
		starry night
		without end




“city park…”


		city park
		a lamp post
		among trees




“         city park…”


		city park
		my ringtone
		a bird
		answers









“city stars…”


		city stars
		below more
		than above




“clear water…”


		clear water
		all the junk
		I can see




“         cliff edge…”


		cliff edge
		beyond the sea
		falling stars




“cold autumn…”


		cold autumn
		the leaves
		trembling
		in the wind




“the color of fire…”


		the color of fire
		in the dark
		of night
		embers in the storm
		fireflies




“colors into…”


		colors into
		shapes into
		shadows is
		darkness




“cooling…”


		cooling
		in the heat
		birdsong




“         coolness…”


		coolness
		in the air
		nothing else
		across the dark
		meadow




“countless…”


		countless
		stars and
		one lamp
		dimming
		them all









“country road…”


		country road
		a dog growls
		when I stare




“crescent moon…”


		crescent moon
		wondering about
		the rest of it




“crickets…”


		crickets
		fall silent
		the night
		remains




“crossroads…”


		crossroads
		everywhere
		evening
		one way
		sunset




“a crow…”


		a crow
		in the sky
		trapped
		in a poem




“crusted snow…”


		crusted snow
		the crow
		the tree
		one shadow




“dancing…”


		dancing
		to a tune
		I cannot
		hear still
		the snow




“dark again…”


		dark again
		over trees
		a nightfall




“dark night…”


		dark night
		deep inside
		emptiness









“         dark skyline…”


		dark skyline
		dark clouds
		sunset in-between




“darkness…”


		darkness
		between
		the stars
		night sky




“dawn…”


		dawn
		mist
		takes
		shape




“         dawn…”


		dawn
		one bird
		is all




“dawn…”


		dawn
		stars
		into
		mist




“dawn and dusk…”


		dawn and dusk
		late spring
		early fall
		nearly the same
		yet not quite




“daybreak…”


		daybreak
		amidst
		the echoes
		stillness




“daylight and dew…”


		daylight and dew
		luminous within
		the spider’s web




“deep breath…”


		deep breath
		trying to inhale
		the forest









“deep down…”


		deep down
		for the day
		dawn stars




“deep winter…”


		deep winter
		frozen still
		the sounds




“descending…”


		descending
		shade by shade
		winter sunset




“         a desert…”


		a desert
		above my head
		starry skies




“different…”


		different
		yet not
		so much
		twilight
		and rain




“disentangling…”


		disentangling
		from the night
		the raven




“distance…”


		distance
		specters
		dim in
		the rain




“distant…”


		distant
		smoke
		its scent
		much
		closer




“distant…”


		distant
		voices
		the night
		quieter









“         downcast…”


		downcast
		from heavens
		a broken kite




“dragonfly…”


		dragonfly
		at its back
		the field




“dreaming of snow…”


		dreaming of snow
		arrested in flight
		a lone raven




“drowned…”


		drowned
		in rain
		a brook
		is now
		a river




“dusk…”


		dusk
		down
		the road
		dances
		the leaf




“         each moon…”


		each moon
		same wind
		from somewhere




“each morning…”


		each morning
		the same city
		the new sky




“eclipsed…”


		eclipsed
		the sun
		sunflower




“embraced…”


		embraced
		by the wind
		old willow









“embracing…”


		embracing
		the wood
		it burns
		the fire




“empty…”


		empty
		street
		not even
		empty
		enough




“empty forest…”


		empty forest
		full of light
		wind echoes
		as if distant
		waterfall




“empty sky…”


		empty sky
		more empty
		with stars




“the end of it…”


		the end of it
		like all things
		autumn




“endless meadow…”


		endless meadow
		skylark’s song
		everywhere




“enhancing…”


		enhancing
		the bloom
		sun beams
		rain drops
		butterflies




“         entangled…”


		entangled
		in the branches
		crescent moon




“exploring…”


		exploring
		the leaves
		the wind









“fading light…”


		fading light
		everything
		fades too




“fallen leaves…”


		fallen leaves
		heavy with
		summer
		long gone




“fallen leaves…”


		fallen leaves
		the tree and I
		are at peace




“far away…”


		far away
		headlights
		close by
		the stars




“         far from…”


		far from
		its tree
		scarlet leaf




“         fireflies…”


		fireflies
		snowflakes
		how come
		they never
		meet?




“         the first…”


		the first
		on his last
		journey
		autumn leaf




“         flatlands…”


		flatlands
		looking sharp
		grass spears




“flourishing…”


		flourishing
		with frost
		winter
		window




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