The Tweeting Haijin

Diwali lights . . . exposing the demons I still haven't slayed   / Sameer inner darkness hidden we light the façade   / max dusky hands count cartons of fairness cream in the factory   / raamesh the touch of cool lips on my fevered brow   / anitha once again that unfamiliar perfume on his shirt   / jayashree this summer night my dog sniffs for the moon   / raamesh the lean shadow cast by a paper wasp's hive   / samar fighting for queenship of hexagonal cells   / raamesh frosty starlight drapes the bare branches of an unknown tree   / samar through the grassland this kangaroo skips a beat   / jayashree we were together the last time the kurinji* bloomed   / anitha alive again I enjoy the hum of bees   / shrikaanth *the Kurinji blooms in profusion every twelve years A junicho composed by the members of IN haiku on facebook, started on 3rd November and finished on 26th May 20...

beyond the fort’s wall . . . rice harvesters' songs of long ago   / angelee coughing bouts punctuate the watchman's stroll   / paresh as the rain falls the cobra’s coils tighten around her eggs   / raamesh flocks of sparrows fly over a swamp   / sathi ripe fruit falling into the lake break the summer moon   / shabbir passing clouds usher in the malhar   / surya sitar notes caress his beloved’s flowing tresses   / gautam the door shuts quickly behind the smiling couple   / seshu I sense a shade of emerald in a bush by the stream   / neelam butterflies in a burst of colours   / cheryl over a meadow birds in flight split the sky   / surya the orchid leans into the new year   / kala An autumn junicho composed on 20th of October, 2013 at The Golconda Stones Haiku Meet. The participants were: Angelee Deodhar, Chandigarh – vs 1 Paresh Tiwari , Hyderabad – vs 2 Raamesh Gowri R...

above the moor not attached to anything a skylark sings   /basho on a greening trail the pale sun coats branches   / paresh eyes unblinking I wait for her window curtains to open   /raamesh now that he’s gone she orders his favourite meal   /bhavani from a cellar the scent of hops spreads to the warm patio   /angelee the halo around a vandalised Buddha   / geethanjali the circus lion’s yawn much bigger than its roar . . .   / sanjuktaa ready for the weary a dry bed of leaves   / brijesh on the road parijat blossoms mirror the night sky   / raamesh chowkidar’s torch flashes in the cemetery   / angelee jostling at the mall to grab last season’s stilettos   / lakshmi the horizon balances a winter moon   / kala * A spring junicho by the members of IN haiku at Haiku Utsav 2013 composed at the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune, February 23rd, 2013 Joint sabaki – Rohini G...