thunderclap —
the darkening sky splits
into liquid night

 

 

 

 

(Originally published in beyond the horizon beyond)

Published by

Kala Ramesh

Kala Ramesh co-edited the award winning Naad Anunaad: an Anthology of Contemporary World Haiku (Vishwakarma Publication 2016) and co-authored an e-book with Marlene Mountain one-line twos (Bones 2016). She is the author of two books: haiku (Katha Books 2010, reprint 2017) and beyond the horizon beyond (Vishwakarma Publication 2017) and a tanka e-chapbook unseen arc (Snapshot Press 2017). Kala's initiatives culminated in founding IN haiku in 2013. She teaches haiku and allied genres at Symbiosis International University Pune. To bring haiku into everyday spaces, Kala initiated HaikuWALL, haikuTRAIL, haikuTALK, haikuWORKSHOP, haikuYOUTH, haikuUTSAV, haikuDHYANA and haikuSAATSANGATH, the last being a stage performance with dancers and actors.

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    1. Thanks a ton, Martin
      Happy you 'love it'.
      Our Indian monsoon, which lasts for over two months, gives us such beautiful moments.

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  3. What a great image !! A very dynamic Ku with power packed words like thunderclap, split and liquid. It resounds in your mind long after you have read it . One of my all time favourite ku !!

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    1. Vidya,

      Thanks a million.
      Lovely comment – something I go back to and feel good, when I'm in a rut!
      ^_^

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    1. Firdaus,

      Thank you so much for your lovely comment.
      It's nice to know you are able to relate to this image.
      _()_

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  10. I'm a bit late in responding but remembered admiring this so much when I first read it in your book.

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    1. Marie,
      How are you?
      It's absolutely lovely meeting you here.
      Thank you so much,. Happy you like this ku.
      _()_

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