Five Haiku Poems by Debarati Sen

Haiku

burgundy lock—

tying longing

within her coiffure

 

 

winter sun—

grandma's fingers

heal my migraine

 

fireflies—

her smile

lights up my darkness

 

covid 19—

his body arrives

wrapped in black polythene

 

  

winter night—

memories burn

in the fireplace

 

 

Debarati Sen - Recipient of the ‘POIESIS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN POETRY -2023’, Tagore Award 2022 and the Sylvia Plath Women's Literary Award, Debarati is a poet from Kolkata. She has published two solo poetry collections and has contributed to a few anthologies. Her poems have been published in webzines like The Antonym, The Yugen Quest Review, The Kolkata Arts, Lapis Lazuli, The Madras Courier, The Sindh Courier, The Piker Press, Chakkar, Kabitalive, to name a few. She has been invited by Samyukta Poetry and Women Empowered Poetry to read her poems. Debarati has recently been awarded the WE Gifted Poet Award for strong, emerging voices, 2023 by the Women Empowerment Literary Community.