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thank you shyaam for anchoring these...
at least i tried...even if it meant clubbing these haiku together...
maybe once this section gets activated...the effort will bring-in a spontaneous response...

thank you nanda...keith...maria
for inspiring me thus ~



1.
in the sweltering
heat, the scrawny dog
eyes a bullock cart
nanda


drifting chimes
in the wide open sky ~
shyam


digging to curl deep ~
within layers of cool mud
sighs in sleep
rebba


the tongues of trees
seasoned in silences ~
shyam


alert puppy on
hindlegs, the boy whisking
away the cookie
nanda



2.
long lovely
sleepless nights
curtains of no avail
nanda


that star grew brighter
when you pointed to it ~
shyam


eyelids droop
eyes swimming in dreams
summer silences
rebba


the crescent moon weaves
into the new-leaved trees
shyam


heavy eyelids,
splitting head ~ odd,
the party is days past
nanda


worlds drift by ~
the page still empty
shyam


college friends...living
those days again ~ larger tots
drown now into then
rebba


outside the twilight gate
the inviting commotion ~
shyam


eggnog...overseas ~
native...mulagatani soup
wakes eyes...head won't reel
rebba


prayers answered, he
returns unscathed, another
night of debauchery ~
shyam


a breeze –
the red petals
under the shaken poppy
Maria Tirenescu



3.
bright colours
of autumn ~ false
pretence of eternity
nanda


turning over the key ~
memories seep from the walls
shyam


falling leaves
whispering tales of autumn
arouse spring
rebba


rains all night ~ lawns
turn to wild meadows
shyam


the bus stop, first
monsoon night~ college
girls, street Romeos
nanda



4.
elegantly gliding
blue waters opening
peace and beauty
Keith A. Simmonds


wading for shells ~ seeking that
elusive one, opalesque and bright
Shyam Santhanam


a palm leaf blows
on the window~ riding,
peering in, a sparrow
Nanda Kumar


safe on this high rock
from the rising tides
shyam


surfing gentle waves
a serene terrapin cruises
on a green palm leaf
Rebba Singh


incredulous eyes ~
the ocean, truly infinite
shyam


the horizon –
the meeting of sky’s blue
with the sea’s blue
Maria Tirenescu


ocean songs lap gently ~
the mind's shores surrender
shyam


lifting the low tide
into an elated trance ~
a placid full moon
rebba


reaching outwards in glory
beyond the vast blue immensity
Keith



5.
the child's cries~
rising at his mother,
halting with the toy seller
nanda


stern-eyed parent turns a child
before jolly grand-parent ~
shyam


umpteen times she flies
brings worm or insect ~ fledglings
cry but get by turn
rebba


untellable tales
the days in the womb ~
shyam


a flower smiles
beaming in the heat
to the sun
keith



6.
his successful
career ~ the cemetry
of true friendships
nanda


telemarketer call wakes ~
we strike up a funny chat
shyam


lone question-mark tailed
red-faced monkey...dies alone ~
they rejoice not mourn
rebba


endless clues
tying man and man ~
who unravels them all
shyam


tall wild weeds
waving in the wind ~
a world of their own
nanda




7.
park under that
flowering tree? don't
forget the crows!
nanda


he scales the temple wall
to feed the ancestors ~
shyam


blazing gulmohar ~
squishy-squashy droppings
plonk on the head
rebba


a shuffle in the trees
no tracks in the breeze ~
shyam


it’s snowing hardly –
the wild beast's footmarks
on the white surface
Maria Tirenescu
Rebba Singh Mon, May 4th 2009, 12:00  
  

Dear friends
This is What you have gifted to me after my holiday when i was away. So much gratitude!

We will get this section activated soon
Narayanan Raghunathan Thu, Jun 18th 2009, 01:09  
  

8.

post-Diwali haze ~
to safeguard her brother...smears
Tilak on his forehead
Rebba


vermilion smudges flame
fires bonding sky with breeze
Rebba



cool fragrances blaze ~
unborn suns weave lotus ponds~
dragonflies hum ~
Amanda



purple twilight ~ mute moon
measures windy mountain peak
Rebba



star crickets sing ~
gold moon floats a mountain lake ~
silent ripples glow
Amanda



mystic rose unfurls petals
~ dewy goldfish bowl
Rebba



white lotus shimmers
festive breezes ~ butterfly
flutters incense chants
Amanda



bubbly brook swirls silver
tipped fingers pointing upwards
Rebba



brook dissolves in
ocean skies ~ seahorse dancers
incant sunlit depths
Amanda



burnished kettle trickles
warmth on stone hearthstone
Rebba



copper heat gleams
fire ~ children tumble in
garden laughter
Amanda



ah! wires of bliss
soul to soul an aged breeze
Rebba



the twilight fire ~
a fragrant breeze glows
in a butterfly's cosmos
Narayanan



Diwali crackers lingering
taste of sweets ~ lone lamp burns 'ghee' ['ghee' ~ clarified butter]
Rebba



fireflies dance city
stars ~ autumn leaves gather
round the elder's feet
Amanda



sacred bonds breathe
lifelong sighs of relief
Rebba



ghee drips glisten on
jasmine silences ~shadows
sing blue moonlight
Amanda



soft moon peeps through
evergreen branches
Rebba



a shooting star
falls to crickets' songs ~
a solitary flute
Narayanan



white lotus petals embrace
the 'bhanvar's' enchanting pleas
Rebba

[bhanvar ~ hover...bhanvar's ~ hoverer's...bhanvaraa ~ hover-fly
it sometimes remains trapped within closed lotus petals till sunrise...one can hear the faint humming at night]



the sacred dawn
of a million suns ~
fragrant songs
Narayanan


tiny 'aaltaa'-footprints
dancing on sparkling floors


[little girls and women apply 'aaltaa' ~ natural red liquid colour on the soles of their feet...it is considered auspicious for festive occasions]
Rebba
Rebba Singh Sat, Nov 21st 2009, 12:29  
  

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