BRANKO MANOJLOVIĆ O ISKORENJIVANJU

This premature spring

a fresh sort of shrub

of velvety leaves –

I crouch down

reluctant to weed

U preuranjeno proleće

sveža vrsta bokora

plišanog lišća –

sagnem se nerad

da iskorenjujem

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Red traffic light:

in the car behind

two beautiful women –

our eyes meet inside

the rear-view mirror

Crveni signal:

u autu pozadi

dve lepe žene –

susret naših očiju

u retrovizoru

--- Branko Manojlović 



Born in Belgrade, 1969. Lived and studied in London, UK 1990-2002. Since 2002 living and working in Kyoto, Japan. Poems and short stories published in a number of magazines, including Verse, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Magma. Haiku and haibun published in various haiku anthologies, incl. Meltdown, Persimmon, Genjuan Haibun Contest, Decorated Works etc. NHK ‘Haiku Master’ 2017. Rakugo performer as a member of English Rakugo comedy troupe. Blog: http://kyotocacti.blogspot.jp/