WonderHaikuWorlds

SPASMS OF LIGHT

Part IV ~ Senryu

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my little girls eyes.
sparkling as she sees the X-mas tree.
that is my gift.

[Rita B. Fox]

my little daughter
and her teddy bear, both singing:
Jingle bells, with sparkling eyes.

[Rita B. Fox]

whistling on the stove
rekindling happy moments...
a kettle of tea

[Keith A. Simmonds]

meandering conversation--
their dogs
intently couple

[Tim, Maryland, USA]

after the divorce--
the rattle
of empty hangers

[Norman Wm. Muise]

in the goblet
of a lone reveler
the moon's sake

[Vasile Moldovan]

searching food
in the garbage in the street
a dog and a girl

[Ram Krishna Singh]

thoughts scintillating
in the mind's sanctuary:
words caper with glee

[Keith A. Simmonds]

a horse being shoed...
my puppy is also hitting
the air with the paw

[Vasile Moldovan]

an old vase
of fading flowers
on patient's table

[Keith A. Simmonds]

lonely drinking the tea
the cup decorated
with bluebottles

[Maria Tirenescu]

two old men
greet each other again
with their canes~

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

"see you tomorrow"
John eighty-eight to
Ram well past ninety~

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

the dead don't die~
they go elsewhere make
their new cosmic-cages~

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

flight delayed-
mom falls asleep
on kid's lap

[A.Thiagarajan]

men marry men
make test tube babies~
firestorm in the sky

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

desert sun so bright and hot
the sheikhs enjoy power ~
poor souls toil on and on

[Laxmi Jayraj]

sunglasses on the table -
a fly making up
in their mirror

[Corneliu Traian Atanasiu]

out of the coal mine
he walks the holler
in silence

[Darrell Lindsey]

in a crowded room
glancing at each other
two lovers

[Ram Krishna Singh]

milling crowd
in a bustling mall-
I alone

[Vishnu Prasad Kapoor]

the piano in corner
the pianist listens
to the rain song

(Translated from Romanian)
[Maria Tirenescu]

Father's birthday-
the youngest child is dusting
an old portrait

[Vasile Moldovan]

the conversation:
an unimportant star
near the morning star.

(Translated from Romanian)
[Maria Tirenescu]

two flags and
a carpet laid out to dry
festive wind

(Translated from Romanian)
[Corneliu Traian Atanasiu]

a dog stopped
just in the middle of the road...
the New Year is passing

[Vasile Moldovan]

on the haiku path...
peering for the Milky Way, the poet
falls off the Pegasus

[Vasile Moldovan]

town crier
his huge stomach
where he keeps his voice

[John McDonald]

flooded stream
a farmer crosses
on invisible stones

[John McDonald]

laughing at
the full moon, the mad man ~
the dog companion

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

ghosts of emotions
floating within shackled dreams ---
a lost paradise

[Keith A. Simmonds]

solitary dream
wandering over the hill...
a poor traveller

[Keith A. Simmonds]

the moon in the mist-
the boatsman's feeble shadow
sneezing too

[Vasile Moldovan]

travelling too long
the olive trees
begin to look threatening

[John McDonald]

autistic boy
holds his mother's hand tightly
she holds the father's

[John McDonald]

evening phone call -
the voice that makes me
stop talking

[Dana-Maria Onica]

hot pizza
light music
by radio

[Reza Aerabi]

across the moon
little dark clouds
...dreams of buffalo

[John McDonald]

on the tree
a carved heart
where the trunk seperates

[John McDonald]

on a bench in the rain
two young lovers embraced--
umbrella is down

[Jules Cohn Botea]

twilight
I think about you
as leaves fall

[Amitava Dasgupta]

lotus near lotus-
my heart near yours
in the next life

[Vasile Moldovan]

cremation ceremony ~
i sway away the fly
on grandma's face

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

oh I love so much
all the people who praise me-
I know they're neutral

[Jules Cohn Botea]

table set
awaiting the visitors
even the spoons listening

[John McDonald]

giving his dog a ride ~
a man on wheel-chair
crossing the street.

[Marijo]

at Jesus' feet
a vase of roses
...one petal hangs on a thorn

[John McDonald]

a thirsty plant...
my friend, please, give it
just your simple soul

[Vasile Moldovan]

piano bar...
the wine bottle
still untouched

[Dana-Maria Onica]

piano sounds
...his two-day beard
and the hazy moon

[Dana-Maria Onica]

a black and white car
twirling red and blue lights ...
a smiling policeman.

[Marijo]

end of the day ~
the roadside palmist
looks at the sun

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

fixing my truck
moving quickly
I look up-
what a sunset!

[Robert Travis Howard]

wildfire--
the crackling sound of burning trees
in my TV set.

[Marijo]

a fire hydrant
ablaze
no water

[Keith A. Simmonds]

soft April rain
some people don't open
their umbrellas

[Tomislav Maritec]

father lost in prayer ~
children go merry, round
and round his legs

[Shyam Santhanam]

centenarian
engrossed in reading his book...
pages upside down

[Keith A. Simmonds]

evening at the gate
the grandma kniting
the wool mittens

[Maria Tirenescu]

grandma in armchair
savouring sweet sour-sop
children frolicking

[Keith A. Simmonds]

an owl wispered
soon humans must face
as they have wrought

[Magyar]

where does it go?
I open my arms to catch
the blowing wind

[Robert Travis Howard]

children on the swing
balancing shadows
in grandpa`s eyes

(Translated from Romanian)
[Corneliu Traian Atanasiu]

thirsty cow tries
to open a human tap
with its nose

[Narayanan Raghunathan]

bubbling mug of tea
rendez-vous of memories...
friends celebrating

[Keith A. Simmonds]

God takes to heaven
only the good and gifted-
how come I'm alive

[Jules Cohn Botea]

at the icon lamp
a bunch of violets
and mothers photo

(Translated from Romanian)
[Maria Tirenescu]

a whisper is life
bedecked in fragility---
feather in the wind

[Keith A. Simmonds]

the thirty-six steps
upwards to the apartment
my sanctuary

[Keith A. Simmonds]

my long hair hangs
tickling the infants cheek
god smiles at me

[Robert Travis Howard]

shipwrecked youth
in the snares of love:
lost paradise

[Keith A. Simmonds]

chilly evening -
biting the same apple, we smile
without reason

[Dana-Maria Onica]

the end of the world
cleansing of humanity:
a new beginning

[Keith A. Simmonds]

near the wall
of the cemetry
a condom

[Geert Verbeke]

Father's Day-
the son introduces his own son
to him

[Vasile Moldovan]

rains visit
i listen to your song
old friend

[Magyar]

two old friends meeting
at the crossroad of lost time:
litany of woes

[Keith A. Simmonds]

smaller world -
along the virtual highway
haijin

[Chevrefeuille]

golden pineapples
nestling on the farmer's head:
a basket of health

[Keith A. Simmonds]

for the offering:
a businessman at mass
pulls out a few dimes

[Keith A. Simmonds]

family sing-song -
grandfather always
a half-tone lower

[John McDonald]

only one passenger
in the international airport:
this year ready to go

[Vasile Moldovan]

enmeshed in the net
a singing mosquito
tries to kill my sleep

[Keith A. Simmonds]

forcing his wheel-chair -
a path through
thorns and twisted roots

[John McDonald]

hot afternoon --
the bride in a limousine
craves for watermelon.

[Marijo]

the beauty queen
consulting her mirror
to select a smile

[Keith A. Simmonds]

credulous husband
treating his wife's lover
to a house party

[Keith A. Simmonds]

terminal patient
anxiously awaiting
his newborn son

[Keith A. Simmonds]

An orphan kitten:
you, people, please, welcome me
with open arms

[Vasile Moldovan]

grandpa wears
the reading glasses to view
his new-born grandson

[Vasile Moldovan]

a forlorn twin
looking in the glass
to see his brother

[Keith A. Simmonds]

Mother's Day
all circuits are busy
for an overseas call

[Amitava Dasgupta]

a Christmas tree
with a star of David
amongst last year's cards

[Keith A. Simmonds]

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