Cosmic Symphony (A Haiku
Collection) by Pravat Kumar Padhy (2019,
Ciberwit, Allahabad, India) 64 pages, 5.5” x 8.5”. Four-color card covers,
perfect bound. ISBN 9789389074321. $15 from cyberwit.net.
Pravat Kumar Padhy has a PhD in
geology and enjoys writing haiku that celebrate scientific exploration of the
cosmos. In the introduction he notes the longstanding tradition of “haiku with
reference to heavenly bodies and cosmic references”. With interest in exploring
a “dream-home on the moon and beyond” Padhy writes about “time and space with
poetic effervescence for the universal truism, here and beyond” (20). Here is
one that expresses our desire to imagine the unknown: half-moon — / the child
wonders / the rest (25). I relate to this one: morning son — / the sunflower
and I / turn up for breakfast (29). Here is an example of looking for life
beyond our current knowledge: deep dark space / many cosmic townships / with
their own light (31). Sometimes we’re just too busy to notice: supermoon — /
the girls busy playing / basketball (38). And then again, sometimes there is
not enough time: early moonset / so much to speak before / she left smiling
(59). This is an excellent collection that demonstrates that we are connected
to the heavens, heavenly bodies and the cosmos.
Randy
Brooks
Frogpond.
volume 43:2, 2020
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