Five Haiku by Minal Sarosh

 

Haiku 

 

clock tower 

the bird and time 

flying away

 

 

 

weaver bird’s nest 

on bits of paper 

my words

 

 

 

owl’s hoot 

this night dreaming with

open eyes

 

 

 

old ship

what can break this chain 

of listlessness ?

 

 

 

fresh coconut 

the green grocer’s call climbing 

the buildings

Minal Sarosh is an awarded Indian English poet, haiku poet and novelist. She lives in Ahmedabad, India.

 

She has done her Masters in English Literature from Gujarat University. She is an ex banker.

 

She has published two novels, Soil for My Roots ( 2015) and Wicked Money (2020) . And her two poetry collections are Mitosis & Other Poems ( 1992) and A Lizard’s Tail and Other Poems (2020).

 

She has won awards at the All India Poetry Competition 2005, of The Poetry Society (India) Delhi, ( Commendation Prize); Creative Writing Competition 2006 of Unisun Publications, Bengaluru  (Third Prize); SMS Poetry Competition 2007 & 2008 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai (Third Prize); Unisun Reliance TimeOut Book Club Awards 2008-09 (Special Mention). 

 

For her haiku poems she has won the 7th Akita International University President’s Award 2018, English section ( First Prize) Japan; The 8th Akita International Haiku Contest 2019, English Section (First Prize - joint winner ) Japan; Fifth H. Gene. Murtha Senryu Contest 2020 ( Third Prize) U.S.A;  Finalist at the ‘First Annual Trailblazer Contest’ 2021.