patina
on dancing Shiva
the guardian
of a ruined temple
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
Evocative image, Kala.
Thanks, Anju.
I'm happy you like it.
I've brought in sabi here—that of rust, patina, loneliness, solitaryness, age, and insight.
A sublime poem with the mystique quality of ancient India. Congratulations #masterji, Kala Ramesh! 👍
Thanks a lot, Milan.
I like the imagery and shape of this poem, Kala.
marion
Thank you so much, Marion.
I worked 'sabi' into this ku and I'm happy it caught your attention.