All rights of the texts presented here remain with the author. These English translations of the original Swedish texts were either provided by the author or the result of a collaboration. haikuav
Sunday morning
no breakfast in bed
said the IKEA staff
clear-cut area
a songbird
in the headphones
autumn day
pickled pearents*
at the care home
* In the original, the term means both “pears” and “parents”. This blend word is my suggestion.
Thursday
flipping through a cook book
until the microwave beeps
spring meadow
a caterpillar transforms
it to a runway
proposal
but she gave me
the wrong finger
personal trainer
I’m getting ripped
off
office window
a web developer
finding a bug
spring cleaning
saving the spiderweb
for Halloween?
used to hear voices
they told me to do crazy things
they ended when I quit my job
mittens
waving to my ex
with one finger
beach bottles
we don’t get
the message
video interview
trying to hide
my background
house party
Titanic conversation
great icebreaker
meditation
finding myself
annoying
cages
always bigger
from the outside
do some need to get the foot*
for others
to get it in
* In Swedish, “getting the foot” is equivalent to “getting the boot”.
first time skiing
I’m head over heels
for a second
park bench
two philosophers sitting
on the edges
learn from the mistakes
of people
you advised
no bad weather
only bad
nudists*
* It parodies a saying that goes “No bad clothes, only bad weather”.
Sunday afternoon
finally finished
doing nothing
catching my breath
after running
my mouth
casual Friday
once again
didn’t include nudity
Birk Andersson lives in Malmö, Sweden and he’s studying to become a gardener. In 2016 he discovered haiku and became obsessed. He does, however, write both traditional haiku and senryu and other types of short poems. He has had 6 books published in Swedish and 1 in English (Anarcho haiku, 2023).
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