This beautiful yellow-footed pigeon – or Hariyal – was photographed early one morning by my brother-in-law, and it inspired a haiku…as well as several hashtags…
Category: Poetry
Entangled
Ever been tempted? Ever been unable to resist something – or someone – even when you know it absolutely won’t end well for you?
No? Yes?
Well, this poem is about that…
Rainy day Haiku
How do I keep my mental health from crashing to the floor in the second year of the pandemic?
I look to my sister’s dog for comfort…He understands the ways of the universe better than I do.
Here’s a haiku celebrating Coco, the Cool Cocker Spaniel…
Spring Haikus
Even though it is almost summer, and even though (or especially because) we’re [still] in the middle of yet another surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s something about the idea of spring that rejuvenates the spirit.
Haiku: Let it Rain
Last night was a noisy one with thunder roaring overhead and strong winds rattling the windows and doors. It rained mightily, but then, like all storms, this one too passed…
Haikus and body parts
I wrote a Haiku today in response to a #vss365 prompt and posted it on twitter before I remembered that I had pledged to include anatomical elements in each Haiku. Obviously, then, I felt compelled to modify it.
Have a look…
A Haiku to celebrate the release of my poetry book
I’m learning how to write Haiku and I’m determined – as a tribute to my physician roots – to use anatomical elements in each one that I create. Let’s see how that goes… I HAVE to start with the eye…
Haiku: Idyll
There is so much natural beauty on this earth, but very little respect for Nature…
A Haiku: Looking forward to the Monsoons…er…are we?
I love the monsoon season because of the fruit that becomes available. But there’s lots else that isn’t such fun…
Yearning
A hundred heartbreaks are nothing if they lead you to the ONE who is a kindred soul…a little love poem…