with my child
on my?shoulder, I walk
in the long rain
carrying the heaviness
of shattered dreams

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Ramesh Anand

Ramesh Anand is a manager from Bangalore, India. He works for Philips healthcare as a manufacturing test strategist. His haiku, tanka and haiga have appeared in 15 countries and translated to 8 foreign languages. He released his first book of haiku poetry in 2012 called Newborn Smiles, published by Cyberwit. Akita Sakigake Shimpo President Award, Honorable mention in International Matsuo Bash? Award, Dr. Sandeep Chauhan Commendable Prize by RLP Award 2013 are his latest awards. He blogs at http://ramesh-inflame.blogspot.com/

15 thoughts on “”

  1. Dear Ramesh Anand,

    An excellent poem, with great emotion expressed so well.

    I wrote this a few years after my mother's passing:

    taking turns
    letting each other go
    only to learn again
    how love grows,
    Mother

    Ellen
    (Bell's Letters Poet, No. 115, Jan. 2006)

  2. Deeply touching. When my stepdaughter died eight years ago, I wrote this:

    another July
    no new memories to add
    living on the old

  3. Like Kala, I love lines 4 & 5, Ramesh.

    Also, for me, the point where this evolves from being a description of a parent simply carrying a sleepy child and moves towards a moment of sadness is L3

    'in the long rain'

    I think the use of 'long' is effective here as a turning point. And then the end is heartbreaking.

    marion

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