the odd angles of dissent bamboo grove
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haiku by Geethanjali Rajan; art by Shloka Shankar
Author: Geethanjali Rajan
Geethanjali Rajan teaches Japanese and English in Chennai, India. She is the author of a book of haikai poetry /longing for sun longing for rain/ (Red River, 2023) and co-author of the ebook /Unexpected Gift/ (Éditions des petits nuages, Canada, 2021) with Sonam Chhoki, Bhutan. She edits haiku at /cattails./
landscape
A few strokes to complete the mountainscape. Darken the clouds and smudge the trees with my little finger. Something is still missing…
half
childhood song —
the rhythm of women
threshing grain