dry well
I haul up a bucket
filled with summer

29 Responses

  1. Ellen Grace Olinger Says:

    Dear Sanjuktaa,

    Wonderful haiku.

    hosta flowers
    begin to end
    yet knowing
    their leaves
    will turn gold

    Ellen

  2. sanjuktaa Says:

    Dear Ellen, what a beautiful response! Thank you so much!

  3. madhurip Says:

    Dipping the well for a bucket of fragrance

  4. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thanks a bunch, Madhuri!

  5. kalaramesh Says:

    Lovely Sanjuktaa . . .
    _kala

  6. sanjuktaa Says:

    So glad you liked it, Kala! Thanks a ton!

  7. Dawn Apanius Says:

    Very dreamy & nice!

    late summer
    slicing into the last
    watermelon

  8. T. Johnson Says:

    Really love this one!

  9. sanjuktaa Says:

    T.Johnson…thanks a lot!

  10. Pravat Says:

    A haiku that will cherish quench poetic thirst! Congratulation Sanjuktaa

  11. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thank you so much for your kind words, Pravat.

  12. Dirk van Nouhuys Says:

    Wonderful!

  13. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thanks a lot, Dick!

  14. AnithaVarma Says:

    "bucket filled with summer" ! – lovely!

  15. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thanks a lot, Anitha! Am so happy you liked!

  16. Alison Says:

    Very evocative, late summer poem, just lovely.

  17. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thanks a lot for stopping by and commenting, Alison!

  18. Ramesh Anand Says:

    Beautifully done, Sanjuktaa!. Indian Summer depicted nicely.

  19. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thank you so much, Ramesh! Really happy that you liked.

  20. Jan Dobb Says:

    Beauty of language depicting a grim reality. The well is dry and summer is hot. And the bucket . . . I find this quite startling. Congratulations.

  21. sanjuktaa Says:

    Many thanks, Jan Dobb. Loved the way you interpreted it!

  22. sanjuktaa Says:

    What a lovely response that is, Dawn! Thanks a bunch!

  23. arvinder Says:

    lovely verse,the reality of summer coming home !….

  24. sanjuktaa Says:

    Arvinder, thanks so much!

  25. seaviewwarrenpoint Says:

    Aaaaahhhhh – wonderful! :)

    marion

  26. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thanks so much, Marion.

  27. Dirk van Nouhuys Says:

    frozen well
    In the fallen bucket
    a star

  28. Alan Summers Says:

    .

    summer haze-
    a sax player on the corner
    billing pigeons

    Alan Summers
    Publications credits: Azami #40 (Japan, 1997)

  29. sanjuktaa Says:

    Thank you all for your kind words and wonderful responses!

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