SENRYU
circus in small town
the long shadow of the clown
on stilts
a trail of footprints
on slushy footpath-
flip flop
HAIKU
mid -afternoon-
our shadows cling
to ourselves
dandelion moon
a million wishes
ascend the sky
monsoon moon-
a silvery shadow on
the plantain tree
showing me how
to travel the world—
dandelion seeds
bent scarecrow-
sparrows muster at the edge
of the fence
harvest moon-
shadow of cobra stalking
mice in the rice mound
TANKA
leaving
the hill
behind
leaving a bit
of me behind
moon on the mountain rim
tell me
how far shall i plod along
before fading into the
darkness of everything ?
saffron robes
shiny shaven head
a rookie monk
recites prayers eyeing
the pesky fly
footsteps in footsteps
of all sizes on the sand
how hard we try to
fit in where we do not belong
than where we do
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 Bangalore India with wife,daughter,son and a Golden Retriever . 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.
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