Category Archives: Haiku & Tanka

sign off

A haiku on the adversities of the intriguing social media and the soul-devouring virtual world! It’s time to sign off and bring back the real wings. Let’s move towards a…

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key haiku the style symphony
Pablo Picasso lock
wind chimes
time saving myths
silent waves
music

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”— Plato The…

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puzzle rains

It was a clear afternoon yesterday, till we experienced the first downpour of the monsoons. I was out on a drive and it started drizzling. Suddenly, the entire view outside…

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sands of time
friend

Life snatches away friends — this is one of the worst adversities of modern day. We have no time for having friends. Sadly, I don’t have any and I try…

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catharsis

Catharsis, as explained by the eminent literati and authors, is the release of emotions through witnessing art. Shakespeare made people cathartic through his plays by showing the fall or end…

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dim sun
the holy ganges gangotri

The picture of Gangotri (the origin of the holy Ganga) was clicked during my last Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) visit. ~ Haiku ~ …

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cactus flowers आरम्भ
broken tree

We often pray for a splash of relief when the sun gets harsh. Whenever I saw the soiled trees in my garden, I prayed for rains. I always wished it…

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Ganga ... Gangotri

The capture of the Holy Gangotri clicked from the valleys of Uttarakhand— the divinity of the Ganga transcends all the conceptual sphere and commemorates the continuous flow of life. ~ Haiku ~ …

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haiku

This picture is of one of the highest peaks of Himalayas. It was clicked four years ago from the valleys of Kedarnath. We were fortunate enough to visit the Himalayan…

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haiku

What to write? My mind is completely drained out! My brain is cluttered with thoughts, but I have no time to transform them into black and white! We are running…

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River Ganges haiku

This picture was clicked by my sister from a bridge over River Ganges, a couple of days back. Though it’s just spring season and summers are yet to come, still…

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Hues of Holi : A haiku

The colors of Holi give me more reasons to be happy when painted on their joy-drenched faces! ~ Haiku ~ …

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