elections—
sitting on the fence
he ponders
Author Archives: madhuri
Haiku / Senryu
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rain blurred horizon
my broken promise
to myself
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uber driver
a tale of two
expatriates
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Frogpond Vol.43.3 fall 2020
Haibun – Failed Haiku- Vol. 5, Issue 59, Nov.2020
Haiku
wafting incense smoke
I touch the smile
on mother’s face
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(Hedgerow #132 – Nov. 2020)
Haiku
leaf filled birdbath
junk mail spills
from the letter box
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(The Cicada’s Cry, Autumn 2020)
Haiku
twilight dawn
the back porch lit
with white cyclamen
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(Modern Haiku, Vol. 51.3, Autumn 2020)
Haiku
folded wheelchair
mother’s shoes too big
to fill
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(Stardust Haiku – Issue 44- Oct.2020)
Haiku / Senryu
pruned rose bush
winters’s hush
of introspection
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isolation weary
the backyard birds
exhaust their repertoire
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(Cattails – October, 2020)
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – destroy/create
grandma’s portrait
the removalist leaves
his signature
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powerful forces used for good & evil…
Image
HAIKU DIALOGUE – Opposites Attract – arrive/leave
apple blossoms…
my dreams too leave
one by one
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comings & goings…
Tanka
slowing
past the old mansion
I conjure up its past
of wine and rustling silk
some dark deeds too
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( Blithe Spirit, Vol 30 Number 3 Aug. 2020)
Haiku
morning prayer
the sound of blackbirds
fine-tuning dawn
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supermarket car park….
the breeze bereft
of buskers’ tune
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Blithe Spirit, Vol.30 Number 3 Aug. 2020
Haiku
pandemic —
a double rainbow
spans my window
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Honoured to have my haiku included in the 12th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest Haiku collection.
Haiku
cherry blossoms
mother’s baby steps
holding my hand
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(International Sakura Award – 2020)
Tanka
chattering away
to myself
the conversation
I wish I could have
with my daughter
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( Moonbathing – Spring Summer Issue 2020)
