down the path
i n b e t w e e n t r e e s
the mango moon
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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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This haiku was written more from my memory, as kids we have run around mango groves and peeped at the moon from various places in glee.
I wanted to convey that joy of discovery?
Haha! I thought I had invented the kigo word- “mango moon”
One’s ego keeps playing tricks?!!
kala
I love that mango moon!
love the form
the innovation
the implications
the mood
the evocations
the doubleness
the wholeness
This is a beautiful haiku, Kala!
outstanding, Kala … creativity that’s comfortable within the traditional and sets your poem way above the expected
Wow! And in Hallock, Minnesota, we just
recently had one of the biggest, most
wonderful moons ever! Thank you!
AWESOME! as the kids say
i enjoy to read this haiku! i enjoy it again and again!
Oh, Kala! This is sooooo good! Thank you. Judith
a lovely warm haiku full of the scent and feeling of a happy evening, with just enough surprise in the air
I warmly thank each and everyone of you for you most encouraging comments.
I am deeply touched.
Kala
path drowns
lurking shadows
smiling moon
white mango tree
from the Buddha
my enlightenment
dribbling down my chin-
in-between bites, this golden lotus
…ripples
raised by fingers of the wind
waters in deep canals flow…*
this night
quench my thirst
the mango moon
*kalidasa
kala,
i love your “i n b e t w e e n t r e e s”
Thanks Vidur for your ‘smiling’response.
Bob,
Your response is great.
This haiku was written more from my memory, as kids we have run around mango groves and peeped at the moon from various places in glee.
I wanted to convey that joy of discovery?
Haha! I thought I had invented the kigo word- “mango moon”
One’s ego keeps playing tricks?!!
kala
cool season/inbetweentrees/green avocados
–
harvest moon
in silence–
mango moon