tinywords: haiku for 22 January 2008 by Kala Ramesh

cold moon . . . 
a rising wave splashes 
the taste of salt 


—Kala Ramesh

First appeared in Heron's Nest -Volume IX, Number 3: September, 2007

About the author: Kala Ramesh is a performing vocalist in Indian Classical music. Coming from an extremely artistic and culturally rich South Indian family, Kala believes -- as her father is fond of saying -- that "the soil has to be fertile for the plant to bloom" and feels that she owes this poetic streak in her to her mother. A proud mother of two young adults, Kala lives with her husband in Pune, India.

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Responses to the haiku for 22 January 2008 by Kala Ramesh

Alan Summers

2008-01-22 04:35:53

Salt and cold, strong resonances!
Bill Kenney

2008-01-22 05:14:48

This engages all five senses and unites them in the imagination.
Rauskas

2008-01-22 07:59:14

salty sound of moonlight... beautiful
Andrea (andrea dot cecon at gmail dot com)

2008-01-22 10:46:44

I remember this good haiku... all my senses are strongly engaged again. Thanks!
terrytip

2008-01-22 11:59:34

cold moon . . .
a rising wave splashes
the taste of salt

visions of mermaids
and sea serpents

terrytip
laryalee

2008-01-22 12:09:18

It's nice to read this again, Kala...
a lovely moment!
;)
Lary
josh wikoff

2008-01-22 12:49:14

Tasty little poem, Kala!

bony moon
the desert sound
of coyotes
kala ramesh

2008-01-22 21:06:22

Dear Bill,

I saw this ku again through your eyes and thank you!

Thanks a ton Andrea and terrytip!

Thank you so much Lary. Your comments mean a lot to me...

And Josh - Thanks and I love your bony moon!
It says so much!

warmly,
_kala
b. m. richardson (orgbob at webtv dot net)

2008-01-24 17:11:37

beneath wintering moon
tasty salt crystals--
shadow her sunburn

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