winter clouds—
the torn teddy bear
of a homeless child
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Hifsa Ashraf
Hifsa Ashraf is from Pakistan. She is an award-winning poet, story writer, and co-editor of Haiku Commentary blog. Being a multilingual poet, she writes poetry in English, Urdu, and Punjabi.
Her haiku, senryu, tanka, haiga, cherita, sonnets, and free verse poems have been published in various international poetry journals, anthologies, and magazines.
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abandoned home
a torn teddy bear
hiding among dandelions
so deep! thanks for sharing it!
Appreciate how this poem reminds us of the softness of a person’s interior self, as well as the ravages of winter, esp. for those with no home.
Thank you J!
I love this haiku, Hifsa.
prayers beads & baby Jesus
scattered among
the bombed rubble
Thanks John! well written!
Your work is always so succinct Hifsa
rubble
and the homeless teddy
of a broken child
Thanks Guy! nice ku!
Such a powerful one.