These love stories are thanks to the #VSS365 daily word prompt given by uber creative hosts over the last few days on Twitter…
Tag: Haiku
Monsoon: a Haiku
Well, love it or hate it, it’s finally here.
The monsoon is eagerly awaited and equally dreaded…
Loved because of what it means to agriculture and forests,
and to power generation plants;
Loathed because of the flash floods and landslides, the humidity
and how it strains drainage systems.
Conversation: a Haiku
We keep hearing of how important it is to pay attention to body language, to make eye contact, to use and observe non-verbal clues for effective communication. We’re told how it is not just the words that we use but all the other signs our bodies display that make a conversation meaningful.
This is especially true for love…the words ‘I Love You’ are empty and meaningless if there are no actions to supplement the words, or if the follow through is antithetical to the concept of love.
Here’s a Haiku that, I hope, conveys what I’m trying to say in a better way…
Green Haiku
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…
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…