HAIKU MEDLEY

Haiku

MEDLEY PRIYA GAZDAR

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Haiku

MEDLEY PRIYA GAZDAR

ILLUSTRATIONS: PREMANAND ESWARAPU VIHAAN ANAND ESWARAPU

BOOK DESIGN: SUBRAHMANYAM V

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yelash on my fist Bearer of my fondest wish Hope flowers again Pebbles in the river Humming tuneful songs, floating Twigs forget their pain

In the cool caverns Of a languid bell, a master Weaver admires his silky web The little boat sailed Cheered by the breeze, its friend The tide did not care

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elfie with a shadow Duet with a mirror Oh, my lonely heart!

The moon travelled fast The swift-foot clouds gave chase Hide 'n seek in the sky

Like cool summer rain Love slakes the parched lips of hearts Monsoon wedding plans The stars wring their hands Cannot part curtains of haze My eyes, desolate

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tooping hangers all But nothing ever to wear Daily dilemma The heart is on fire The floods rage on and on These merciful tears Stepping around flowers Crunching leaves unmindfully Beauty wins‌again Hundreds of crimsons With brimming honey pot hearts Bees turn into thieves

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agoon full of sky Cotton candy stripped of pink Pride of Flamingos

From the crevices Of deadwood, brave peony pops...Celebrate, Life Pearls in oyster leaves Precious gems of hourglass lives Masters of destiny The tender petals Meet a sadistic pestle I smell delicious

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now white flakes, trampled Underfoot to tragic brown Cold winter earth Candlelight vigils Silent protests and marches One more flower wilts Up here and down there Bright here, dark there, eternal Cycle of sun 'n moon Rain bugs, velveteens Ladybirds and polka dots Fashion copies nature

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ink kite in blue sky Soaring up and diving down A broken spirit Scurrying squirrels Hoarding a chest of acorns It's time to sleep A free ride on the wind A new home beckons Burst open, Dandelion Gates of the sky open Rain gushes down, the weightless Clothesline does a jig

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he cuckoo clock has Stopped to work, shame on you Urban desert sprawl The golden ball rolls Off the distant horizon The night is still young Every grain of sand Holds the conviction of Becoming a pearl The soft curl caressed His face, he let it linger Farewell, dear father

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hirring dragonfly Gossamer wings and jade eyes Beware of that thread

Time stole your lap Where do I rest my head now Miss you, mother mine Brick set on fire Blistering tongues of harsh red Home, my new sweet home Lengthening shadows Moonless sky, twinkle twinkle Stars of my heaven

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olour on colour Her wardrobe seemed always full And then it was Fall The little boy looks Up, yearningly at the moon It’s an endless wait The twins see it all And bring their shutters down New worlds to visit Even the fairest One, shares life with a shadow Why cry? Sing Cuckoo!

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he lonely park swings Call kids in creaking voices The gadgets giggle

Wisps in the blue sky Clouds in the sea, defacing Cackle of the wind The breeze wafts fragrance Windows stay firmly bolted Claustrophobic minds Sun peeping through night’s Tattered blanket, drenching the Desert sand in gold

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ipe fields of memories Ready for the picking, what Miasmic dump yards At first flush of day An early bird hops about Sleep late, wriggly worm Language of the eyes Barely spoken by the lips All tears are not sad Melted by the sun Bounding down the mountain slopes Only to be damned

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t was no snow flake That frosted my broken heart Some words, some slammed doors Sky meets Earth, I know Not where, but please lay there A table for two Suspended drops, a Seven-hued bow in the sky An Archer divine A frightening snort A sharp flick of hairy tail Homeless butterfly

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he morning chorus Every bird song so distinct City of cacophony How does one bottle The scent of rain on dry earth Inhale life itself Tender touch-me-nots Cringing at unwanted caresses #MeToo #MeToo Salt lakes on my cheeks Salt down my weary arms Need another taste

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ings stir the air In a solo concert A red tipped arrow

Lilies in the sky Plucked by the breeze to carpet The unsightly earth Bells on feet, rhythm In the soul, but heart dances To 'nother beat Fragments of stray thoughts Smothered by an uncouth yawn The Sandman rolls in

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he tune left my lips But the song stayed in my heart Where? The listening ear The trembling leaf falls Leaving the forest disrobed Victory dance of winter

Black-yellow ripples Behind golden corn ears Chameleon cheers The song familiar The melody known, the voice Reminds of no one