The Widow

The bright day is faded. Her dreams could live momentarily. Like night jasmine, she couldn’t see the beauty of the light.

the light

extinguishes with

turn of time

the sun sets well before as

eclipse darkens her journey

It becomes a tough time in India, loosing better half at an early age, particularly in remote rural area. Glamour of life is shadowed under the veil of simple white cotton. She has to lead a lonely life. She tends to keep herself away from any auspicious ceremony as some people feel the physics of shadow of the widow is different indeed!

fate of life

sails in loneliness

talking to herself

she gathers the memories

as the echo lingers in silence

(Atlas Poetica 11, March, 2012)

dense forest—

there is still light

between shadows

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harvest season--

the girl paints a

golden moon

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Sunday morning--

vendor’s voice carries

my old memories

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flow of river--

I gather wisdom

at every turn

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dusky moon--

the wilted flowers

on footpath

Diogen Haiku, May 2012 (Ed. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic)

Spring rain--

cherry blossoms on

meandering flow

Honorable Mention, Asahi Haiku, May 4, 2012 (Ed. David McMurray)

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lonely woman—

midnight moon sails

with clouds

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broken moon--

pelted stones

rest in calm

Haiku Bandit Society, May 2, 2012, Moon Viewing Party (Ed. William Sorlien)

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weather cock--

my finger points at

the north star

Four and Twenty Poetry, May 2012, Vol.  , Issue   (Eds. Geoff Pope & Kay Tracy)

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stepping down

from the hill top--

away from God

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undulated surface--

rain takes care to

fill the gaps

The World Haiku Review, April Issue, 2012, (Ed. Susumu Takiguchi)

open sky--

the dove wings the

freedom journey

MuralArts.org, Philadelphia, 17 April 2012

Jingle bells, Jingle bells…

recalling my  school Madam

convocation day

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Honorable Mention, Asahi Haiku, April 6, 2012 (Ed. David McMurray)

red moon

a cosmic painting

in progress

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fallen leaves—

collecting colors

with the moon

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midnight moon,

I talk to myself…

a hidden audience

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maiden steps

proud new parents

on the moon

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Haiku Bandit Society, April 3, 2012, Moon Viewing Party 12 (Ed. William Sorlien)

museum hall—

bullets sound

in silence

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between breathes—

smiling Buddha’s

incarnation

A Hundred Gourds,  1:2 March 2012 (Ed. Lorin Ford)

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deep dark space

many cosmic townships

with their own light

The Mainichi Daily News, 23  March  2012 (Ed. Isamu Hashimoto)

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tender bud--

the light buried

under darkness

Haiku News, Vol.1, No.12 April , 2012  (Eds. Dick and Laurence)

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barren field--

grass grows slowly

next morning

Haiku News, Vol.1, No.16 April , 2012  (Eds. Dick and Laurence)

Chrysanthemum Anniversary Issue, Vol 10, 2011

barren branch                             kahler Ast

the lone bird choruses               ein einsamer Vogel singt

with me                                        im Wechsel mit mir

  

early evening                              früher Abend

the bat moves                            die Fledermaus fliegt

moonward                                  mondwärts