spring carnival:
after much haggling, I win
the laughing Buddha
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Kala Ramesh
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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spring night
date’s end
much small talk
she called me…
friend
magyar, amazing how life’s paths do at times intertwine. on a recent visit home, while walking cross the yard, there at my feet this broken blue eggshell, from a robin i supposed; having successfully survived it’s entrance into this world, albeit today where does this fledgling fly…
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overgrown grass–
withered rose in the shadows
this blue eggshell fragment
spring night
date’s end
much small talk
she called me…
friend
spring morning nest
broken shells
beaks point to life
Kala… we see and laugh… with Budda
spring carnival:
after much haggling, I win
the laughing Buddha
I like the way you have “I win” on the middle line, almost as if the Buddha is laughing at something else you’ve won. (-;
spring night
much small talk
date’s end
she calls me…
friend
in the window
of a religious goods store—
Jesus smiles
Kala,
Congratulations on your selection for editor’s choice of the June Nest! It’s quite fitting that your haiku is the tinywords haiku today.
Keep up the good work,
Collin
Hi Everybody,
Thanks a ton for your responses.
Collin i was clean bowled by Heron’s Nest award!!
Warmly,
kala
magyar, amazing how life’s paths do at times intertwine. on a recent visit home, while walking cross the yard, there at my feet this broken blue eggshell, from a robin i supposed; having successfully survived it’s entrance into this world, albeit today where does this fledgling fly…
–
overgrown grass–
withered rose in the shadows
this blue eggshell fragment