The homestead of my youth (haiku sequence)

homecoming
hugs me even tighter
the scent of a tea

house threshold
patiently waiting to enter
today’s sunshine

bringing summer
into the room–
a bee

late afternoon
having lunch together
me and bird sounds

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 ten books in Slovene and one in English (a haiku book titled The Stars for Tonight, which was published by Cyberwit.net from India). His recent work has appeared on international websites (and journals), such as The Big Windows Review, Taj Mahal Review, Ink Sweat & Tears: The poetry and prose webzine, Haiku Commentary, Green Ink Poetry, First Literary Review- East, Dwelling Literary, Ariel Chart, and others.