HAIKU
fading twilight—
moon stealing itself into
the drip bucket
day by day
nights come earlier
winter
autumn evening –
only noisy ravens
traffic the lane
dead of night
other side of the rustle ,
loneliness…
morning sky…
the butterflies’ wings
scattering colours
autumn night
the moon takes a ride
on the boat's sail...
pearly moon-
on shore sand
wet footprints glisten
returning tide…
pesky gulls pull away
from every swell
dandelion seeds
a hovering dragonfly
scatters colour
riding piggyback…
dew - drop on a shaft of light
on the garden snail
SENRYU
beach frolicking
billow of her tank top
with each wave
bidding goodbye
touching each wall of home
on moving day
picking mangoes-
the juiciest ones
just out of reach
dry autumn leaves
curled up in sleep,
the urchin
Ukraine-
news of births , more news of deaths,
waxing hunter moon
injured soldier
towering sunflower hunched
into its leaf
Covid hospice–
good wishes
threaded on a string
war cemetery
cobwebs fill cracked
headstones
trudging up school stairs…
weight of his dreams
on her shoulders
seniors home-
he re- rakes
the autumn leaves
beach frolicking
billow of her tank top
with each wave
bidding goodbye
touching each wall of home
on moving day
picking mangoes-
the juiciest ones
just out of reach
dry autumn leaves
curled up in sleep,
the urchin
Ukraine-
news of births , more news of deaths,
waxing hunter moon
injured soldier
towering sunflower hunched
into its leaf
Covid hospice–
good wishes
threaded on a string
war cemetery
cobwebs fill cracked
headstones
trudging up school stairs…
weight of his dreams
on her shoulders
seniors home-
he re- rakes
the autumn leaves
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, Bangalore,has penned a collection of
Haiku poetry titled 'MYRIAD MUSINGS'. Married ,he lives in Bangalore, 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, The Haiku Foundation, Mayfly, Creatrix, Cold
Moon Journal, Bear Creek Journal,Presence, The Heron’s Nest, Modern
Haiku ,Heliosparrow ,Haikuniverse, Cattails,The Mainichi, Dylan Thomas
Anthology, Asahi Shinbum, Muse India, Haiku Xpressions,The Akitsu
Quarterly, Failed Haiku,The Bamboo Hut, Poetry Pea, The Wise Owl ,Lothlorien
Poetry Journal ,Brass Bell,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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