Ten Haiku Poems by Rekha Valliappan

 

Haiku –

 

sunbirds

tired of winter life            

filling green gardens

 

blossoms in bloom                                                      pale moonlight

in valleys on hillsides                                                 silver fields of wild rice

spring is here                                                              for flocking birds

 

                                                                                   

hanging baskets                                                          in summer fields

aflame with blossoms                                                 flocks of finches

a cold wind blows                                                       winging free

 

                                                                       

gentle breezes                                                             a shrill cry

rustle oak trees                                                            starlings alive in flight

how bright the day                                                      on a fresh wind

 

                                                                                   

wishing for spring                                                      moonbeams

in the cool of evening                                                 dripping moon dreams

fragrance fills the air                                                  lost moments sipping tea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

in barren fields

a cold winter moon

casts a lone shadow

 

 

Rekha Valliappan is an award-winning multi-genre writer of prose and poetry. Her poems and prose-poems feature in various journals and anthologies online and in print, including Ann Arbor Review, The Sandy River Review, The Pangolin Review, Nixes Mate Review, Madras Courier, The Wild Word, Wings of Wonder Poetry Anthology, JMWW Literary Journal, and other places. Her poem 'The Ghostly Luna' was named Poem of the Week in Red Fez, and another poem 'Sakura' earned her a Pushcart Prize nomination. Her short stories and creative nonfiction are widely published.