autumn lyrics:
Father talks gently of life
beyond death
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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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Kala, I would not call your poem sweet or gentle, tho it very well may be. It has power and for me, a woman “of a certain age”, it is extremely poignant.
When I should have questioned,
I was too busy.
Now, they are all gone.
Not quite all gone, Judith!
I too would not have said “gentle” on my own, but did concede the point once it had been said. (I don’t concede “sweet.”)
I too feel a great deal of poignancy & power in this haiku.
Thanks for this deep analysis and it was thought provoking!
In music to sing a word gently or end softly – one needs to practice power singing and modulation, without which the soft ending sounds weak and ineffective.
So also every gentle sounding poem [ to be effective] has to have a solid backing of power – you saw one side – some saw the other side?Yes??
Gentle and powerful, Kala.
Sweet. This moves me and reminds me of my own father.
Thank you.
Thank you for another gentle haiku.
Lovely & gentle, yes, but much more than that as well — deep, meaningful, resonant.
Kala, as always… your good words create parallel thoughts_!
facing his failures
became my fathers
greatest virtue
_ Kala, thank you _M
Kala, moving haiku.Congratulations!
At the fireside
listening the father story…
autumn twilight
Wonderful again, Kala
Dear Bill, Judy, Alan, Georgia, Magyar, Vasile & Thiagarajan,
Thanks so much for your encouraging responses and resonant haiku. Truly appreciate your kindness.
warmly,
kala
so beautiful and poignant… thank you Kala
Kala, I would not call your poem sweet or gentle, tho it very well may be. It has power and for me, a woman “of a certain age”, it is extremely poignant.
When I should have questioned,
I was too busy.
Now, they are all gone.
Not quite all gone, Judith!
I too would not have said “gentle” on my own, but did concede the point once it had been said. (I don’t concede “sweet.”)
I too feel a great deal of poignancy & power in this haiku.
Dear Judith,
Thanks for this deep analysis and it was thought provoking!
In music to sing a word gently or end softly – one needs to practice power singing and modulation, without which the soft ending sounds weak and ineffective.
So also every gentle sounding poem [ to be effective] has to have a solid backing of power – you saw one side – some saw the other side?Yes??
warmly
kala
hemant-
father’s gentle hand
over my head
the rains have ended
Kala,
I’m just now getting to this. What a great third line. I agree with the above comments…this is wonderful.
Collin
fallen pollen…
autumn vipaka
ripen now
spring karma