craquelures. poems, volume II
cyril ioutsen


A collection of short poems in the style of modern haiku and senryu. Volume II reflects upon abstract issues and human affairs.





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 music
		silence is still
		catching up




“always cheerful…”


		always cheerful
		bank manager
		another loan




“another death…”


		another death
		a dried flower
		on a grave




“another year…”


		another year
		they call it
		new




“art & craft…”


		art & craft
		the line
		in a poem
		gets fixed




“         ashes…”


		ashes
		to the wind
		to be
		everywhere




“at the end…”


		at the end
		at peace
		at last




“at the start…”


		at the start
		sorrow
		at the end
		regret
		floating world









“at a station…”


		at a station
		a lone train
		– yet full




“autumn…”


		autumn
		things
		that come
		to mind




“back from…”


		back from
		the burnt
		the ashes




“         between…”


		between
		then and now
		always




“between trains…”


		between trains
		neither has
		arrived yet




“birthday…”


		birthday
		present
		in email




“blackout…”


		blackout
		only
		sounds




“bookstore…”


		bookstore
		one book
		warm to
		the touch




“border…”


		border
		nothing
		but the sign









“burning history…”


		burning history
		newspapers
		in a fireplace




“         bus drives on…”


		bus drives on
		another afternoon
		left in the past




“but a gap…”


		but a gap
		between
		dreams
		yet huge




“calendar…”


		calendar
		thinning
		as days
		add up




“a calendar…”


		a calendar
		all the days
		that might
		never come




“candlelight…”


		candlelight
		and flowers
		both smell
		over-sweet




“cat in the mirror…”


		cat in the mirror
		calm knowing
		it is still there




“childhood…”


		childhood
		fragments
		collectibles
		on eBay




“choices…”


		choices
		nowhere
		to go but
		somewhere









“city life…”


		city life
		early bus
		late passengers




“the clock ticking…”


		the clock ticking
		the sunrise away
		what if it stopped




“cold fireplace…”


		cold fireplace
		in the ashes
		idea for a poem




“computer crash…”


		computer crash
		without a sound
		on its part




“connecting cities…”


		connecting cities
		the road cuts
		the forest in half




“counting…”


		counting
		raindrops
		so many
		ways to
		be wrong




“a crack…”


		a crack
		in the wall
		closed by
		cobweb




“         crossroads…”


		crossroads
		yet another way
		to somewhere else




“crumpled…”


		crumpled
		pillow
		remains
		of a dream









“curious…”


		curious
		made-up
		stories
		mostly set
		in the past




“dark…”


		dark
		and darker
		with lights on




“day and dream…”


		day and dream
		in-between
		something else




“dead…”


		dead
		fresh
		flowers




“deadline done…”


		deadline done
		breaking dawn
		breaking down




“different…”


		different
		in twilight
		same poem




“different books…”


		different books
		not so different
		on a bookshelf




“discarded…”


		discarded
		gift-wraps
		no longer
		festive




“         a distant…”


		a distant
		memory
		up close
		an old
		photograph









“dog days…”


		dog days
		all the same
		for the dogs




“dried flower…”


		dried flower
		in a book
		untold story




“         a duet…”


		a duet
		inside
		the piano
		outside
		the rain




“each stone…”


		each stone
		with a name
		graveyard




“the edge…”


		the edge
		of the map
		the road
		goes on




“endless rooftops…”


		endless rooftops
		so many yet
		only one home




“eulogy…”


		eulogy
		heartfelt
		words
		that have
		to be said




“eyes…”


		eyes
		closed
		things
		seem
		closer




“falling dusk…”


		falling dusk
		fading clock
		keeps ticking
		nonetheless









“         familiar…”


		familiar
		scent
		its absence
		clearer
		each time




“family…”


		family
		funeral
		reunion




“family album…”


		family album
		blank pages
		in the middle




“fed by…”


		fed by
		poems
		the fire




“finally…”


		finally
		enough
		moonlight
		to make
		a haiku




“first up…”


		first up
		then old
		growing




“         flying…”


		flying
		first class
		outside
		same view




“         freight train…”


		freight train
		losing the count
		of the carriages




“         full…”


		full
		of ideas
		trash bin









“game of chess…”


		game of chess
		side by side
		the victorious
		the vanquished




“Grandpa’s…”


		Grandpa’s
		photographs
		strangers
		everyone




“         graveyard…”


		graveyard
		in a book
		an old album




“growing older…”


		growing older
		the days seem
		shorter




“guiding light…”


		guiding light
		a cigarette tip
		in the dark




“haiku…”


		haiku
		full-time
		lockdown




“haiku manual…”


		haiku manual
		300+ pages
		about 3 lines




“hard to tell…”


		hard to tell
		them apart
		this world
		reflection
		in a mirror




“hard words…”


		hard words
		soft paper
		makes them
		no less hard









“         heavy mist…”


		heavy mist
		blurred edges
		blurred words




“hospital…”


		hospital
		outside
		the life




“in a crowd…”


		in a crowd
		lingering
		echoes
		of glances




“in a few…”


		in a few
		strokes
		silence




“in a library…”


		in a library
		the silence
		of voices




“in the park…”


		in the park
		a bench that is
		always vacant
		is occupied




“in the space…”


		in the space
		between words
		more words




“insomnia…”


		insomnia
		too slow
		too soon




“just taking…”


		just taking
		the edge off
		another glass









“leaving behind…”


		leaving behind
		or letting go
		difference
		exaggerated




“loneliness…”


		loneliness
		when you talk
		to yourself
		when you don’t
		listen




“lost…”


		lost
		in a park
		in thoughts




“loud music…”


		loud music
		less silence
		within




“a love…”


		a love
		letter
		a lovely
		paper
		crane




“melting the ice…”


		melting the ice
		spring thaw
		peace talks




“mid-life crisis…”


		mid-life crisis
		why not call it
		half-life?




“a minute of silence…”


		a minute of silence
		but really about
		forty-two seconds




“modern art gallery…”


		modern art gallery
		evacuation plan
		rather ancient









“a moment…”


		a moment
		an infinity
		in a few lines




“morning bus…”


		morning bus
		uneven pace
		of the streets




“morning chill…”


		morning chill
		street musician
		warms up




“never…”


		never
		enough
		time to do
		nothing




“new…”


		new
		home
		old
		smells




“new teeth…”


		new teeth
		quite a bite
		dentist’s bill




“         news again…”


		news again
		but there’s also
		spring




“         night bus…”


		night bus
		looking outside
		seeing oneself




“night sky…”


		night sky
		on tiptoes
		better to see









“         nighttime…”


		nighttime
		from the window
		still inside




“no words…”


		no words
		to say of it
		silence




“odd physics…”


		odd physics
		the darker
		the louder




“         old grave…”


		old grave
		fresh flowers
		made of plastic




“old painting…”


		old painting
		not enough
		craquelures




“old photos…”


		old photos
		belonging
		to me now
		someone’s
		memories




“optimistic…”


		optimistic
		worse than
		yesterday
		better than
		tomorrow




“         order…”


		order
		each object
		randomly
		in its place




“page after page…”


		page after page
		the time goes
		at book’s pace









“paradox…”


		paradox
		before
		the next
		time
		another




“passage of time…”


		passage of time
		fewer people
		that never visit




“         the pathways…”


		the pathways
		we never take
		where they lead
		when we go back




“         paused…”


		paused
		to check
		the time
		and missed
		the train




“peace conference…”


		peace conference
		everyone looking
		for casus belli




“peaceful summer…”


		peaceful summer
		despite the war
		somewhere




“a petal…”


		a petal
		in a cup
		an idea




“a progress…”


		a progress
		each step
		more sure
		of less




“quite telling…”


		quite telling
		birthday gift
		still unwrapped
		next birthday









“rainstorm…”


		rainstorm
		music off
		to listen




“         rainy day…”


		rainy day
		drought news
		from somewhere




“         reasons…”


		reasons
		to leave it
		reasons
		to keep it
		anything




“road gridlock…”


		road gridlock
		our thoughts
		and the traffic




“same route…”


		same route
		yesterday
		through
		today’s
		streets




“self-education…”


		self-education
		to the museum
		to make selfies




“a short bio…”


		a short bio
		a hyphen
		between dates




“snowstorm…”


		snowstorm
		airport full
		lockdown




“so many…”


		so many
		people
		so much
		solitude









“some hopes…”


		some hopes
		not unfounded
		sunrise again




“somehow…”


		somehow
		more pretty
		girls around
		summer




“sometimes…”


		sometimes
		nothing is
		all there is




“spontaneity…”


		spontaneity
		haiku moment
		revised later




“spring at last…”


		spring at last
		hospital room
		still white




“stardust…”


		stardust
		on paper
		a poem




“         still…”


		still
		wet
		rainstorm
		watercolor




“still forward…”


		still forward
		the clock
		in the mirror




“stillness…”


		stillness
		not quite
		right with
		no sounds
		at all









“strangers…”


		strangers
		on a train
		no secrets




“street noise…”


		street noise
		louder when
		the light is off




“streetlamps…”


		streetlamps
		halos above
		our heads




“subway…”


		subway
		the trains
		and violin




“suggestive…”


		suggestive
		blank page
		blank stare




“sumi-e painting…”


		sumi-e painting
		hidden colors within
		black and white




“         sundial…”


		sundial
		does it work
		for the moon?




“         sunrise…”


		sunrise
		a wallpaper
		on a screen




“supermarket…”


		supermarket
		home-made
		food discount









“         surely…”


		surely
		an oxymoron
		silent
		loudspeakers




“symbiosis…”


		symbiosis
		a live cat
		a plastic
		mouse




“symmetry…”


		symmetry
		no one gets
		what one
		would give




“teacup empty…”


		teacup empty
		but for the tea
		late evening




“         team work…”


		team work
		arguing about
		collaboration




“tempting…”


		tempting
		a view
		from above
		a long
		way down




“things done…”


		things done
		time left
		for regret




“the time…”


		the time
		it takes
		to earn
		luxury
		watch




“time being…”


		time being
		all the time




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