who am i
a falling leaf
gives the answer
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. View all posts by Kala Ramesh
Such a profound thought
Thanks a lot, Vidya
Kala, how succinctly expressed!
Reminded of Adi Shankara’s “Om Triyambakam…”
Same philosophy🙏
Shanthi,
Thank you so much.
That is the beauty of haiku
Here, we don’t preach or philosophise,
but things are put forward in a very subtle way
Happy you could relate to this haiku.
A beautiful depiction of our ephemeral
World
Lovely to see you here, Girija.
Thank you dso much.
A an excellent way to remind us of our span of life
Lovely, Merlin.
Happy you could relate to this tiny poem in such a huge way.
This 3 liner contains so much of depth. The fallen leaf reminds us of our mortality and perishable nature. Our days on earth are numbered and every moment we are nearing our graves. Dust we are and to dust we will return. Nothing will last forever. We must realize the frailty of our lives and lead a worthy life because that is what God expects of us. Man’s mortality expressed very beautifully and concisely
Lovely feedback, Susan.
Thank you so much. If only we care to pause and reflect, nature teaches us so much.
Just like the leaf, we become, we grow, we wither and die…before moving on to another state of being. Nicely done, Kala.
marion
Lovely and deep thought, Marion.
Thank you for responding to this haiku.
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Mortality of life is expressed beautifully in those three lines .
Thank you so much, Rajam.
It's so nice to read your comment on a haiku.
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