abandoned dog . . .
looking at the face of
every pedestrian

—K. Ramesh

About the author: K. Ramesh, aniram86 at rediffmail.com

I write haiku, tanka and free verse. My works have appeared in magazines and anthologies published in India and abroad. I work as a teacher in a J Krishnamurti School in Chennai, India.

14 responses
published 9 September 2005
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Responses to the haiku for 9 September 2005 by K. Ramesh

  1.  
    Eric Rupley
    2005-09-09 08:24:19
     

    Every pedestrian
    looking at the face
    of the abandoned dog.

  2.  
    john tiong chunghoo
    2005-09-09 09:42:11
     

    roadside hindu shrine
    plump dog sleeps
    below deity's legs

  3.  
    kujtim agalliu
    2005-09-09 14:25:37
     

    He, K. Ramesh

    In the garden
    is added another flower
    my sadness

    piegon's kiss
    the branch of a fir
    is becoming more green

  4.  
    R. Lindsay
    2005-09-09 14:56:30
     

    This haiku breaks my heart in such a simple, beautiful way. Excellent work!

  5.  
    e. hayden
    2005-09-09 18:22:04
     

    An empty bowl;
    The cat is somewhere
    In the neighborhood

  6.  
    Vasile Moldovan
    2005-09-10 05:11:08
     

    The dog's eyes
    brighten up suddenly:
    the owner's children

  7.  
    E. Ashley
    2005-09-11 21:22:14
     

    abandoned dog
    noisy city
    seeking little boy

  8.  
    Judith Ingram
    2005-09-11 21:25:43
     

    Kala-----I weep for every stray animal

    Stray cats,
    there are none in Mexico.
    They are eaten.

  9.  
    bobby michael richardson
    2005-09-12 18:40:11
     

    jawbones
    off the side of the road --
    an empty collar


    pile of bones -
    mahjong

  10.  
    bobby michael richardson
    2005-09-12 19:21:18
     

    jawbones -
    off the roadside
    an empty collar

  11.  
    kala ramesh
    2005-09-13 03:10:44
     

    Hi Ramesh,
    Nice to see you here again!
    Your poem talks in simple ways which is extremely touching.
    And Judith - here is a mistaken identity !!
    K. Ramesh is not me .... !

    i am new to haiku.
    -Kala

  12.  
    simon
    2005-09-26 01:48:55
     

    Hi Ramesh,

    What a beautiful haiku. You have caught the essence of hope and despair.

    Simon

  13.  
    Saravanan B
    2007-02-07 11:41:23
     

    Hi Ramesh,

    Your haiku was simply superb. For a few moments, I felt as if I were a abandoned dog.

    Warm regards,
    Saravanan B

  14.  
    b.m.r.
    2009-04-29 08:53:27
     

    spring day almost nite
    mockingbird sings from highest branch
    nite almost day

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