Haiku (4), Senryu (3) and Tanka (3) by Joe Sebastian

HAIKU

Spring drizzle
in the tub by the well
sun-split clouds

twilight --
far away cloud slink into
nothingness

Zen pond
a  koi nibbles
raindrops

twilight…
the growing quiet 
of birds




SENRYU

winter fog
a packed train disappears
into an empty tunnel

soundtracking 
my steps
the creaky stairway

child -time field
i walk 
my memories

TANKA

 



jasmine flower
trampled on earth
wither...
the way the pious walk
on  temple pathway

on the day
girlfriend
moves in
i change the bikini-calendar
to one of flowers

plates clatter 
in the cupboard 
as a train passes 
waking up the station master
on time

Joe Sebastian—A Gold medallist post graduate in Political Science and International Relations ,serving the Government of India and currently posted as Principal Commissioner of Income -Tax, has recently penned a collection of Haiku poetry titled 'MYRIAD MUSINGS'. Married ,he lives in Chennai, India with wife, daughter, son and a Golden Retriever, Scotch. His work has been accepted/published  in various international journals including, The Wales Haiku Journal,  Mayfly,  Creatrix,  Cold Moon Journal,  Presence,  Haikuniverse,  Dylan Thomas Anthology, The Haiku Foundation,  Asahi Shinbum, Muse India, Haiku Xpressions, The Akitsu Quarterly, Failed Haiku, The Bamboo Hut, Poetry Pea, The Sunflower Collective, Stardust Haiku etc .His other interests include travelling, music ,organic farming /gardening and its advocacy and conduct of sports and games for the mentally challenged.