Known Streets All...

Written for
One single Impression  prompt # 201: Change
Haiku Heights               prompt # 100: Travel           


A Series of Haiku ... Known Streets All

Travel in new year
Change in attire makes my
mirror image smile...

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Oh, back of my head
feels a different pillow
Irritating, that!

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I often
Travel to my past
Known streets all..


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 I need some courage
for my own inward journey
Hangs high on a tree..

RS :)

Tears Shine, I Smile..

Haiku for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart..

a series yet each one is independent too...

Tears Shine, I Smile

Sun shines on my face;

I start feeling good but he

pulls me from behind..

My dreams turn cold,

freeze, melt and then roll out;

tears shine, I smile…

Ah, I look ahead;

new year approaches with

a bundle of new dreams..

Myriad colours;
I consult with butterfly
to choose happiness

Flowers whisper
as they suddenly smell joy;
Ecstatic birds

Trees  sway and dance
without fearing their shadows;
Sun shines on my face..
   

RS : )

I RESOLVE ONCE AGAIN ..

Written for  THREE WORDS WEDNESDAY..

Demolish; verb: Pull or knock down; comprehensively refute; overwhelmingly defeat (informal); eat up food, rapidly (humorous).

Resolution; noun: A firm decision to do or not to do something;

Transform; verb: Make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of; undergo such a change.

I RESOLVE ONCE AGAIN...

As I look back
It becomes as clear
As a divine conscience, that
It would have been
so easy for me
to have kept my resolutions
which I went on making
year after year
for my own transformation
into someone ‘new’
had I shown some
courage to demolish
the ‘old’ me or at least
some portion of it…but...

Well, doesn’t matter
here comes another year
and with a glint in my eyes
I resolve once again …

RS : )

Celebrating Christmas .

I am starting this post right from the first Haiku I wrote on Friday

followed by what I wrote on Saturday and then culminating today..

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!!.

Celebrating Christmas....

Ah, my footprints

finally laugh and smile

Road to Christmas…

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Earth begins

to shed clouds of doubts;

Christmas eve

Christmas eve;

I bathe in sunshine of

trust and joy

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Christmas cleanses

heart, mind and the spirit;

Inner renewal

Inner Renewal

Light of pure joy makes

souls shine bright

Souls shine bright

as love flows from hearts;

Christmas gift

Christmas gift

Lost smile quietly smiles

under my pillow...

RS : )

Christmas Eve

Written for Haiku Heights..

and Haiku My Heart

Earth begins

to shed clouds of doubts;

Christmas eve

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Christmas eve;

I bathe in sunshine of

trust and joy

RS :)

Road to Christmas

                                                                          

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart & 
Haiku Heights

Ah, my footprints

finally laugh and smile

Road to Christmas…

Please visit here too to see the progression
as we move forward for Christmas

http://rameshsood.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-eve.html

RS : )

Let the Mornings Make Their Own Pictures..

Written for 3WW

Belief; noun: An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; Faith, or confidence in someone or something.


Festive; adjective: Of or relating to a festival, cheerful and jovially celebratory.

Rumple; verb: Give a creased, ruffled, or disheveled appearance to; noun: An untidy state.


Let the Mornings Make Their Own Pictures..

Lost in festivities, if
I dance, sing and have fun
Till late in the night
And then if it’s your belief
That one shouldn’t carry
A rumpled look
The next morning
Then so be it
I would rather
Ask you to join me
And wear a festive mood
Let the mornings
Make their own pictures
In their minds...
Seeing us rumpled
Well, few days to go….

RS:)

He Filled His Hands With Snowflakes..

Written for Jingle Poetry at The Gooseberry Garden....
picked up the theme as.. Snow..

He Filled His Hands With Snowflakes..

He filled his hands
With snowflakes
And let them slip through
To fall in her hands
As she waited in excitement
They melted
Just like that moment…

RS : )

I (P)enjoy Writing...

Posted for One Single Impression
prompt: Inkpot 
Thanks to Nessa of http://vanessavkilmer.com/  for a very unique and different prompt....
Putting the post a day earlier..tmrw could be hectic.. 
didn't want to miss my appointment with OSI....


I (P)enjoy Writing..!!


White sheet of paper
And the poet in me
Got tempted
As the thoughts
From the heart
Started flowing,
I scribbled
“Presence of pain
In my heart doesn’t mean
I am not happy……”
Suddenly, a lump in throat
And a tear from the eye
Rolled out and fell
On the paper
The word ‘Pain ’ got
Scattered and diluted
Had to because I still
Write with an ink-pen
And I love it, that’s why
My table drawer has
A permanent companion
My ink-pot, forever present
Yes, I pen-joy writing
And hey, haven’t I
Found a truth here:
Tears indeed dilute pain…



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And a Haiku too...

Always leaves
stains on  fingers;
My Inkpot

RS:)

Stale Fruits; Cold Dreams..

Written for Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart..

Stale fruits
Hunger makes her

smile fresh

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She shivers

in the warmth of quilt

Cold dreams

RS :)

HE STILL STANDS THERE...

Written for 3WW..

Immobile; adjective: Not moving; motionless; incapable of moving or being moved.
Proximity; noun: Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Retribution; noun: Punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved.


HE STILL STANDS THERE...

Obsessed, he would
Follow her everyday
From a distance
Troubling her, teasing her
Never got favoured with
Proximity, one day
She turned and threw
A stone at him
With ‘smile’ written on it
He just stood there, awestruck
Next day as she slowly
Walked towards him
Oh, he turned absolutely immobile
She looked into his eyes
Pointed a finger
And said, “Statue!”
Turned and went away
It was her way of retribution
Life kept moving
He still stands there
In that moment, wondering...

And she must have raised a family
Playing 'Statue' with her kids..

RS :)

“Can I Ever Be Her Knight?”

Written for One single Impression
Prompt: Knight

Thanks Amity for a beautiful prompt!!!

“Can I Ever Be Her Knight?”

"Two squares horizontally
 And one square vertically,
Or two squares vertically and
One square horizontally...,"
When she was teaching him
How the Knight moved
On the chess board
He was thinking
“Can I ever be her Knight?”
Lessons had continued, but he
Didn’t learn the right moves
And so, couldn’t be….

RS :)

Covert Gestures..

Written for Haiku Heights

Prompt: Covert

Thanks to Tarang Sinha who blogs over at Tarang 

She peeks from

behind the curtains

Covert gesture


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Covert gesture
He chats with his friends
stealing glances

RS : )

Silent Sunbeams...

Written for Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart



Silent sunbeams
kiss the blades of grass
Rose wakes-up


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Rose wakes-up
feeling a bit teased
Naughty winds


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Naughty winds
Strands of hair fall
on her face


***
On her face
smiles a happy morning
Silent sunbeams


RS :)

Colours , colours!!

Written for Bluebell Books.. Picture Prompt..
Also sharing with Rebecca's Friday Haiku My Heart

 

Colours , colours!
Her rainbow umbrella
melts with raindrops 

 

RS : )

Let Your Heart Take Over...

Written for Three Words Wednesday...

Flag; noun: A piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during

Might; modalverb: In reported speech, expressing possibility or permission;

Passive; adjective: Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.


Let Your Heart Take Over...

I love the visitors
To my page here
Some read and comment
Others might be choosing
To have a passive look
Yet the colourful flags
Fluttering on the sidebar
Make me feel having touched
And getting connected
With thinking minds
And warm hearts from almost
Half of the world
As I wait for the rest
For a happy embrace
I shall continue to extend
A hand of friendship
Through my words
With the hope of touching
Many more worlds
May more flags  flutter
In the winds of
Happiness and joy
Here on my page
May each and every word

Feel blessed

With your presence here

As you smile and let your heart

Take over to comment…

RS : )

I know I sing It Well..

Written for The Gooseberry Garden,
Jingle Poetry Community's New Home
My Life in Free Verse...


Life in free verse -
A lovely melodious song
Say whatever you wish to
I know I sing it well
So what if I miss
Some notes here and there...

RS :)

One Half of My Face Shines..

Written for
One single Impression
Thanks to Andree for the prompt: Sapid


December’s
Half Moon
One half of
My face shines
The other half
Wonders, I let it,
From a distance
I can see both and
Feel complete
That’s what
Gives life
A special taste

No, I don’t fear
Full Moon
Let it come
It will fill me
With some newer
Thoughts
May make
My soul shine
Life will not lose
Its sapid flavor
On New Moon night
It may turn a star..

 

RS :)

Her Heart is Full..

Haiku Written for Haiku Heights

Thanks to Yamini Meduri for the prompt  'Space'  

Vast blue space 

My wings are still

Incomplete...

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Her heart is full

Goodies flow

continuously...

RS :)

Dreams Spill From the Eyes..

Friday Haiku ..for
Rebecca's Haiku My Heart...



Reading posts on 
A virgin a day
My worlds expand..


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Have tried to catch a moment...in the haiku..here..



Her face hides
Behind a red woolen scarf
Eyes spill dreams..


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A child cries
Mother waves smiles
School bus leaves

Edited based on Bill's feedback as part of my learning..

A child cries
Anxious mother watches
School bus leave..


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RS : )

'Papa' Appears in White..

Having got some wise inputs from

Bill of http://haiku-usa.blogspot.com/

 I have tried to catch a moment in the haiku here.....

Her finger tip moves

On dry skin of my arm

'Papa' appears in white..


( In reply to Judy's question I am putting the answer here..
Father at home is addressed as 'Papa' too
by children in Hindi or Punjabi speaking families)

RS :)

My Words - Simple and Straight..

Written for 3WW and Sensational Haiku Wednesday

First 3ww...
Prompts: Mob, Jettison, Behave


My Words - Simple and Straight


My words have always
Behaved pretty nice and well,
Kept themselves simple
Never jettisoned humility
In spite of getting mobbed
By some atrocious thoughts
Of embellishment
Have never played
Against the rule or slipped
They do fear getting caught
And face a long sentence
My words – simple and straight
Say, I'll keep them that way...

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Also  Wrtitten for Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Silence of trees

A quieter morning 

Absence of wind

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No Fool's Paradise, that!

Written for One single Impression
Prompt: A Fool's Paradise..

Thanks to Leo for a wonderful prompt..

Since the poem reflects change and hope.. also sharing with
Jingle Poetry at The Gooseberry Garden Poetry Picnic Week 15,




No Fools Paradise, That !



'Thought I had left behind
A portion of myself
Took my perceived popularity for granted
But none missed me
Even my echo refused to respond
Hadn’t I been living in
A self- created fool’s paradise
Ah, realization brought
Me back to reality
Where happiness and joy
Had been scattered around
Waiting for me to pick them all
And I did it, and lo, in that moment
Galaxies stopped whirling
So what if it were for
A billionth of a second
I could see and feel universe applauding
Yes, I could experience
A paradise deep within me
In that one moment of blessing
Thank God it’s real this time
No fool's paradise, that!


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A Haiku too...

I often visit
My abode in thoughts, call it
A fool's paradise ..

 RS : )

Oh, Moon Faints..

My Post # 408

 

Writen for Haiku Heights

Prompt: Light
(Thanks to Vivienne Blake who blogs over at Vivinfrance's Blog. )

Also  shared  with  Haiku My Heart..

Dots of light
Punctuated
With dark  thoughts

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Broad day light

Intolerable

Oh, Moon faints..

RS : )

Dew on Glass...

Haiku for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart..

She's covered

All with  woolens

Dew on glass


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Wintery chill
Cold expressions
Warm shoes laugh..

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Edited this haiku a little based on the inputs from
Bill of http://haiku-usa.blogspot.com/

Lipstic marks
On the goblet's edge
Her empty promise..

RS : )

When Shallowness Shines...

Written for 3WW..   Misery, Shallow, Hollow..


Hollow claims add  to
Misery, when shallowness
Shines through one's eyes...


RS :)

I AM THANKFUL FOR..

Specailly Written for Gooseberry Garden...
and  also shared with One Single Impression..  ..


I am thankful for
Not having been given the freedom
To choose my face, God,
I would have been
Tempted to copy that too
Or picked up
Pieces from the best looks
Here and there... 

RS : )

Haiku for HH and OSI

Haiku

Written for Haiku Heights

prompt: Urn

Thanks to Nanka of Quills for the prompt

A bronze urn
Filled with water,

My health drink…

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Written for OSI

Prompt: Seeking

Thanks to Harshadji for the prompt this week..

Seeking ‘self’
In your expressions

Ego's need..

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Also Shared with Postcard from Paradise...

Earth seeks Moon

Shining stars resist

Night walks quiet…

RS : ) 

Welcome, Winter!

Written for Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart...

Welcome, Winter!

Night’s burnt wood

Flowers freeze

Sun knocks on my door

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Adds dry wood

Fire burns intensely

Warm smiles spill..

RS : )

My Haiku for You, Joe..

Love and Light for Our Dear Friend, Spadoman..


A haiku for you
Spadoman; waits your comments
Get up and spread joy..


Sending you all the love and light and good wishes and prayers ... Joe,
through Haiku Our Heart...

RS

WHERE I HAD LEFT MY FEET..

My post # 401

 Written for 3WW: Vindication, Impetus, Solace

Where I Had Left My Feet..

Your ascent

Vindicates my slide

Don’t take blame

Of pushing me

And giving impetus

To my descent

It will happen anyway

A steady fall

Towards my own

Ground, where

I had left my feet

While opting for wings

Offered by you

May give me solace

Yes, standing and

Walking back on

My own feet slowly

Climbing again

Could be interesting

Ah, this time I won’t

Have to carry

The constant burden

Of your likes and dislikes

Finally, I get my chance

To stand in my own light...

RS : )

A VERY HAPPY THANK YOU, FRIENDS !

WELCOME TO

 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF  

"A LITTLE MORE THAN ORDINARY"

(NOVEMBER 14, 2011  IST 1055 HRS.)

MY 400th POST

Written for OSI- Hourglass

 A VERY HAPPY THANK YOU , FRIENDS

Two years, slipped
Like sand in the hourglass
But the love in the cyberspace
Flowed uninterrupted
As fellow poets and dreamers
Generous with their blessings
Left their footprints
On my page here…

Sunday’s One Single Impression
Encouraged my own expression
Three Words Wednesday
Never left much to play
Friday’s Haiku My Heart
5-7-5 makes one think smart
And then it was a sheer delight
To write haiku for Haiku Heights

Poetry Potluck brought me luck
Ah, this space gave me friends
Who adorned my page with their flags
Fluttering in myriad colours
Fortunately some of us find  
Each other much nearer, as
Good wishes of all push me forward
And I find newer roads ahead...

Bless me with a smile on your face
As I wanna dance with you to celebrate
Second Anniversary of my page
And this 400th “ Thank You” post
Let some love spill here from your heart
In this ever expanding world of thoughts
For me you are a friend, growing and evolving
Undoubtedly “A Lot More Than Ordinary”…..


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And a breathing Haiku...

So many footprints
Of loving souls , like flowers
Blooming in my heart... 

RS : )

I Break the Hourglass..

My Post # 399

Written for One single Impression...
Prompt : Hourglass
Thanks to Julie of 365 for this week's prompt, hourglass



I Break the Hourglass..

Slipping sand

In the hourglass

Makes me count moments

Finding it difficult to

Take it any more

I break the hourglass

Splattered grains of sand

Shine as each one of them 

Get stuck on my 'Present'

And then slowly slip down

Melding with the

Fractured ground of the 'Past' 

That slowly keeps emerging

Only to be left behind

And I focus on making

Every moment count...

 RS :)

Tomorrow is my date with 400th on OSI... and Second Anniversary of my Blog.. do join me here and wish me so that I can continue to write and share.....

My Friend or My Obsession

My Post # 398
12.11.2011

Written for HAIKU HEIGHTS PROMPT: OBSESSION

Missed Hugging Moon

Saw it on the edge

Of terrace, I ran like mad

Yet couldn’t catch it

It had just risen

Above, serene and so quiet

Shining in glory

Once again I had

Missed hugging Moon, my friend

Or my obsession?

RS : )

Also shared with Rebecca's  Haiku My Heart

Colourful Curve That!

11.11.11

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart...

Colourful Curve That!!

Moon finds the rainbow

Like a  smile on face of  Earth

Colourful curve that!

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Rainbow, a reverse
smile on face of sky, colours

reflecting bad mood..

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Rainbow is rainbow
That's it and better too, it

 makes us all smile, wow...

 RS : )


This is my 397th Post...

Countdown begins for 400th post and 2nd Anniversary of ALMTO
Monday the 14th November, 2011
Do plan a visit..positively..

My Presence Scares..

Written for OSI: Birdie (second)


My Presence Scares..

Birdie wants to grab

Grains of wheat I offer, yet,

 My presence scares ...


RS :)

Hastened to Age Before Time..

Written for Three Words Wednesday... Drank, Hitch, Muster.


Hastened to Age Before Time....


Mustered courage,
Drank a quickie, no hitch, makes
A grand beginning

Friends applaud cheerily
As he throws a few more pegs
Down his craving throat

Announces quietly
A daring arrival to
His Delighted friends

A teenager has
Hastened to age before time 
Unknowingly so!

RS : )

Sings a Little Birdie..

Written for ONE SINGLE IMPRESSION
PROMPT : BIRDIE..
thanks to Kaykuala of Rainbow for the prompt..

Sings a Little Birdie..

A little birdie
Comes in my window and sings
Morning’s happy songs

Morning’s happy songs
I try to sing along but
Birdie sings better


Birdie sings better
Seldom misses any notes
A real talent that

 A real talent that
And if it’s not there someday
I imagine it.

I imagine it
And hear the same melody
Soothing to my soul

Soothing to my soul
comes in my window and sings
A little birdie..

RS : )

MYSTERY SHINES...

Written for Haiku Heights....

Thanks to Priyanka Bhowmik of Lens and Verse

for mystery prompt...

An endless array

Of stars, mystery shines in

Splendidly lit skies..

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Removed  haiku
 I originally wrote 
Some mystery this.. 
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Elephant and ant
Where have they gone, anyone..
Mystery prevails.

RS : )

I Pluck A Flower..

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart..


I pluck a flower,
Earth is sad; for, I steal a
Bit of her beauty...


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As I walk, Moon too
Moves along; makes me walk with
My head lifted up...




RS : )

Haiku for 3WW

No more fear of jerks,

Whose punctured egos could

Wreak carnage, kill dreams...

Wreak Carnage, kill dreams...

God let me dream fresh and new

Wiping out the past..

RS : )

 

No More Fear of Jerks..

Written for 3WW prompts : Carnage, Jerk, Puncture..


No More Fear of Jerks..

“Hey don’t let my ego
Get punctured ever, protect it
Else, you won’t be able
To see my bruised ego
Going on a rampage
Wreaking a Carnage 
Killing your dreams …,”
The voice trailed off..
I suddenly found myself
Waking up as I felt
A kind of jerk to my body
Ah, heap of my dead dreams
What  would it look like
Oh, didn’t he talk about
Dreams which revolved around him
And that’s when I realised that
I could pick-up bundles of
Brand new ones
Unaffected by his colossal
Presence wherever
The thought made me feel at peace
And I quietly went back to sleep…

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RS : )