dense fog
the train evaporates
into a distant horn

 

 

 

Previously published in The Heron’s Nest, June 2009.

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Issue 10.3 | 20 October 2010

14 Responses

  1. Pamela Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 9:29 am

    very nice

  2. haikutec Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 5:35 pm

    I've been lucky enough to hear this haiku live from Kala at the Royal Festival Hall as a guest of With Words and the London Haiku Group.

    Area 17 blog account of the event: http://area17.blogspot.com/2010/09/kala-ramesh-sp…

  3. kala ramesh Says:
    October 20th, 2010 at 7:21 pm

    I'm happy you could relate to this, Pamela
    Thanks,
    _kala

  4. Mary Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 12:47 am

    Oh, well done, Kala….shades of Hogwarts!

  5. haikutec Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 1:18 am

    As Kala knows, I love this haiku.

    If you google "Area 17 kala" you'll see _kala in action as the guest of With Words and the London Haiku Group.

    Alan

  6. kala ramesh Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    Ha! Alan – I remember my London trip with such joy.
    It was great meeting you, Karen, and all the members of the London haiku group, in person as well.

    warmly,
    _kala

  7. kala ramesh Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 1:10 pm

    Thanks a ton Mary.

    Ha! Alan – I remember my London trip with such joy.
    It was great meeting you, Karen, and all the members of the London haiku group, in person as well.

    Thanks Martin,
    This is a memory ku, when we had visited Shimla some 20 years back. At that time I didn't even know an art-form like haiku existed!
    :)
    _kala

  8. Sue Burke Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    Excellent.

  9. kala ramesh Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    Thanks Sue,
    Receiving appreciation always feels good :)
    _kala

  10. haikutec Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Another train haiku:

    the night train passes
    along the mountain trail
    garlic snores

    Alan Summers
    Azami #51 (Japan, Sept. 1998)
    With Words: http://www.withwords.org.uk/comp.html

  11. Christopher Pickslay Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    distant whistle,
    approaching thunder–
    his eyes trace the tracks

  12. Barbara A Taylor Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 9:13 pm

    g'day kala

    this is a beauty.

    relief at last…
    moving out from
    the madness of city

    peace and love

  13. kala ramesh Says:
    October 21st, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    Thanks Barbara,

    How are you doing?
    Your haiku brought a smile, very true!

    _kala

  14. Alan Summers Says:
    October 22nd, 2010 at 5:19 pm

    Terrific haiku, and I love poems about trains too!

    Alan, With Words

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