no chirps
in barren trees
I grieve
for the lost
treasure
of mountain
green
The Abstractaphy Initiative, 21 February
2024 (Ed, Richard Grahn)
Image: Smita Padhy
in barren trees
I grieve
for the lost
treasure
of mountain
green
The Abstractaphy Initiative, 21 February
2024 (Ed, Richard Grahn)
Awaiting Rainbow
By Pravat Kumar Padhy
Ripples of clouds
gather on the horizon
the early morning sun
about to shine
the waves of my dream
Gentle breeze
over the pristine river
a sudden storm
uproots the tree laden
with hope
filling the void with
shivers of cold
An art of love
of the bright sculpture
near the shore
as though the waves of passion
climb up only to break and return
Morning zephyr
across the tall
grass field
whispers something
I could feel
in my
loneliness the urge within
The touch
of springtide I
miss
on my thirsty
lips
the winter
evening continues
to scrub the
splintered memories
A crescent moon
at midnight edge …
I walk alone
rewinding the time
of my vanished dream
Still along
the weathered trail
solemnly I wish
the new sun hitherto to shine
for the lone tree to bloom again
The Daily Verse, The Wise Owl, Feb 2024 (Ed. Rachna Singh)
children
cross one bridge and the other migratory birds
Editors’ Choice, Nominated
for The Haiku Reader, Whiptail, issue 2: 2022 (Eds. GRIX and Kat Lehmann)
Sea Change An Anthology of single-Line Poems, Whiptail Press and Red Moon Press, 2024 (Eds. Kat Lehmann and Robin Smith)
Yin
and Yang
At
the end
Of
thunder and storm
A
little patience
Leads
us to a gentle calm
There
is always a tomorrow
Even
the west hides
The
sun will rise
Again
from the east
Rolling
down the hill
A
boulder finds a place to rest
Merging
with the sea
The
river still continues to flow
The
time folds the past
And
unveils the future
The
dream within the seed
Wakes
up to life at every present
Creative Inspirations, January-February 2024 (Ed. Maurice Reynolds)