I See A Rose Smile..

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart...

Oh, past pulls me back,

Uncertain future tempts,; thank

God, ‘Now’ holds me tight..

****

I see a rose smile

Giving me a fresh look, I

Cherish the moment..

RS : )

I Keep Looking Back..

Thanks Leo, it had been a wonderul experience ..sitting everyday at 0000 hrs IST, waiting for the link and posting it and then watching the relationship between Ant and Elephant grow with Judy and Nanka adding to the charm with their tales in comments... 

It was an experience I would cherish forever...for it gave some new wonderful friends who are always ready to encourage...
But hats-off to you, Leo, for being such a committed and gracious host.

Here's on the last day of challenge..

Height of Haiku Challenge Day 30

Prompt : Any Topic

Hey, walking ahead,

I keep looking back; alas,

Gesture makes me slow…

Earth tells me often,

“Do I look back? No, I just

Keep whirling forward.”

Nature’s lesson, that !

I fight with my own nature

So difficult to learn

****

You say write haiku

On nature; well, then mine makes

Man’s nature visible…

****

Elephant and Ant

Are happy; my eyes won’t peer

At them every day

And I am happy

Because both have agreed to

Let me once a week

****

Judy and Nanka,

What do you say? Leo would prompt

Each week. Continue?

RS : ) 

I must thank Leo and Teri C.. Thanks, for intersting twists in the tale and my gratitude to all other friends who visited to bless the couple and get charmed by them... Keep visiting we will keep the tale going..week after week.. Love..

Perfect Rhythm..

Height of Haiku Challenge : Day 29

Prompt : Rhythm

Universe sings in

Perfect Rhythm, I try vainly

To catch divine notes..

****

Who says elephant

Can’t dance; he succeeds, catches

Ant’s rhythmic steps..

RS : )

'Intellect' Starts With An ' I '..

Written for 3WW... Cherish, Nausea, Guarantee..

'Intellect' Starts With An ' I '..



Let me confess
I learnt the hard way, that
These three words
"I, Me, Myself"
Guarantee nausea
For those around
And the absence starts
Getting cherished
Catching this self-enhancing
Ego-based habit  
And then working on
Eliminating it
With deliberate efforts
To reach from, "Hey,
Is he joining for the picnic,
Well then leave us out,"
To "Hey, lets go together
We won't go without you
And we are not here
To listen to a NO"
Taught me one nore thing
If I talk good about you,
Then of course you will like me
And If I talk good about myself
You won't like me
And then does it mean
You liking yourself is Ok
But I liking myself is not
Well be as it may
While  sharing this
And deeply contemplating
On this particular lesson
I find it indeed very
Comforting to see that
'Intellect' starts with an ' I '...

RS : )

Ant Charms With Her Gait...

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 28

Prompt : Charm

Charming Moon beckons
Yet Earth holds herself quite fine

Keeps him at charm’s length…

****

Big Elephant keeps

Strides short; Ant charms with her gait,

Cute elfin walks tall   ...

 RS :)  

Earth Admires, Keeping Her Distance..

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 27

Prompt : Poise

Calm, serene and poised

Happy Moon shines, Earth admires

Keeping her distance..

*******

"No Earthquake on Moon?"

Elephant asks;  Ant is poised,

" Silly, it's Moonquake.."

***

Elephant and Ant

Never fight; when  one is mad

Other maintains poise..

 RS : )

Phoenix Inspires..

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 26

Prompt : Phoenix

For my Elephant and Ant Haiku, 

I have picked up the meaning of Phoenix as : 

A person or thing of unsurpassed excellence or beauty; a paragon.

Elephant is struck

Reading, doesn't know meaning

Of phoenix, asks Ant..

Happy Ant tells him; 

For her Elephant has always

Been a true phoenix..

******

Here the meaning taken is:  A bird in Egyptian mythology

that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire,

later to rise renewed from its ashes.

Phoenix inspires,

Else, stories of man's rise from

Ashes won't exist..

 RS : )

Ah, To Be 'Two' Many People..

Written for OSI : AMUSE

Ah, To Be 'Two' Many People..

Whenever you are with me
You pamper me, talk so well
And nice too...
Praising me for what I do
Making me feel so high
But then when you go away
Sit among others
Why is it that you find
Me repulsive in my absence
And love to find ways
To generate disinformation
Diluting me, in a vain attempt
To enhance yourself
Hey, tell me then, when you go
Looking yourself in the mirror
Smiling back at you
Giving yourself a pat on back
Don't you find it amusing
Ah, to be 'two'  many people
And then to be able to
Sleep well in comfort
It would be interesting
To  learn about the dreams
Dancing in your closed eyes
Do share with me
When you meet me next
To pamper me and make
Another  vain attempt 
To help  me feel high
Will it amuse me, don't know,
Now that I know..  

 RS : ) 

Cooks Colourful Cuisine

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 25

Lo, cuts a piece of

Rainbow! Makes an apron; Cooks

colourful cuisine..

 

*****

Ant tells Elephant

“Hey, you walk into my thoughts

As and when you want

“But you don’t let me

Walk into yours, when I want

Pretty unfair, that! ”

Elephant pauses

Looks at her and politely

Says, “I am sorry!

“Next time when I think,

Don’t hesitate, just walk in

Without asking me..”

And Ant is waiting

Expressionless face doesn’t

Reveal when he thinks…

 RS : )

Lost Dreams Reappear..

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 24

Prompt: Lost

Lost dreams reappear
On new moon night, keep floating

Among twinkling stars…

****

I am so happy

Never lost my child-hood, still

Shines in my haiku

****

Ant, lost in her dreams,

Woke up with a jolt; she saw

Elephant flying..

 

 RS : ) 

Haiku for Haiku My Heart..

Written for Rebecca's Haiku My Heart...

I look at the Rose

Who smiles first, and many bloom

In my empty heart..  

****

Sun-spots under the

Shade of tree, golden sprinkled

On black sheet, God paints..

 RS  : )

Secret of My High Spirits

The Height of Haiku Challenge  Day 23

Prompt  - Water

Parched Earth, thirsty

People, darker side of Sun

Shines in vacant eyes...

****

Secret of my high

Spirits – my only drink

Water, blessed me!

***

Oh, Water, Water

Everywhere, Ant is safe

On Elephant’s back…

 RS : )

Let Life Be Interesting..

Written for 3WW : Dull, Yawn, Race..


Let Life Be Interesting

Alarm screams, and
He wakes up with a jolt
Feels dull, yawns,
Says to himself,
" To hell with race,
I won't run today
Let me go back to sleep.."
And lo, within minutes
Starts snoring again..
Just like that, without
Blinking an eye..
We miss so many races
In life, feeling dull
At moments ,when
We should be
Fully alive, ready
To take on the world...
Hey, let us wake-up
Each morning
With springs in our feet
If possible without waiting
For the alarm...no more
Dull and yawning lapses...
Let life be interesting
And more meaningful
Day will unwrap
Many a beautiful gift
Lets be ready to receive
By being fully alive
Every moment..

 RS : )

An Aim At Bull's Eye...

The Height of Haiku Challenge.. Day 22

Prompt: Bull's Eye

 

An aim at Bull’s Eye
Fetches a reward; hurt bull

Comes after me, aaaaw….

****

Funfair Shooting stall

Ant asks Eleph, “ Why Bull’s eye,

Why not yours, tell me?”

Confused Eleph

Says innocently, “Don’t know,

Never went to school”

*****

RS : )

I Blow Bubbles..

The Height of Haiku Challenge.. Day 21

Prompt: Bubble

I blow bubbles, and

Try to see the world through them

Ah, they burst like dreams..

*****

Travels up and down 

To talk to Eleph, tired Ant

Takes a bubble bath..

 Eleph comes home  late

Ant complains of pain in jaw

  Bubble gum troubles..

( I have used Elephant's short name here....)

RS : )

Will Death Be A Betrayal?

Specially for OSI... Betrayal.. my 2nd contribution...

first was combined with Haiku Heights..challenge..

Will Death Be A Betrayal?

We wake up

Ah, betraying sleep

We betray laughter

When we weep

Day will unfold itself

Strand by strand

Betryal and trust shall

Move hand in hand

Will death be a betrayal

Of this one life

Perhaps, but only if

We have been alive

Fresh  dreams,

Scream betrayals ahead

Broken ones tell

We are already dead

All said and done

I want to be fully alive

Stabs in the back

Won't let me die

I'll become stronger

With every passing day

I will continue to trust,

Let anyone betray..

Your trust in me

I will dearly hold

Natural betrayals

Ah, bless me God!

( This is an inspired poem...inspired by Teri C.'s post..)

RS : )

A Silken Feather..

The Height of Haiku Challenge.. Day 20

Prompt:  Feather

An abundant flight

Flash in the eyes of hunger

Scattered feathers

***

A real boss, that!

Wears a cap full of feathers

Let any one add..

***

Lets see what is happening with our friends..

Wow, elephant gifts

A silken feather, wants ant

To sleep in comfort..

RS : )

A Bright Bold Star That!!

The Height of Haiku Challenge  Day 19 

Prompt : Bold..

Dares to come closer

Moon too loves to flirt with it..

A bright bold star, that!

****

Ant charms Elephant,

Petite ? So what? Love finds her

Bold and beautiful..

 RS : )

NOTEBOOK IS HAPPY...

The Height of Haiku Challenge…Day 18

and Sunday OSI Combined..

I have taken the liberty and tried to use all the fifteen prompts till
today as also last two prompts of OSI to create chain of haiku...
hope you will enjoy as much as I did while writing it…

NOTEBOOK IS HAPPY

Hypnotic mirror

Lo, kisses himself, yearns for

Elixir of youth

Smiles with a flourish

Chimes for more liberty, gets

Wintery response

Flood of emotions,

Add to hidden feelings, yet

Mind is no windmill

His forte ‘patience’

Makes him write, tries creating

Magic through haiku

Notebook is happy

Its existence justified,

No betrayals, none..

****

Well, they are still here:

Elephant and ant

Comfy in my page; getting

All the attention..

RS : )

Deep Colours of Warmth..

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 17

Prompt : Winter

Woollens tugged in

A box, deep colours of warmth,

Waiting for winter…

***

Longer nights

Of winter make Moon

Happier..

***

 Busy Ant knits a

Cap for elephant, needs to

Save  him from the chill..

 RS : )

Wind-chime Sings

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 16

Prompt: Chime 

 

(My first attempt on 3-5-3…)

Wind-chime Sings

Wind-chime sings

Songs of the morning

I sit quiet…

I sit quiet

Soft tinkle fills my heart

Wind-chime sings

Wind-chime sings

Lost songs of angels

Wings I get

Wings I get
To the beat of flaps

Wind-chime sings..

Wind-chime sings

Dancing with the breeze

My feet tap

My feet tap

Happy flowers sway

Wind-chime sings..

****

A bunch of wind-chimes

Tied to Elephant’s tail

Tinkles with ant’s sleep

RS : )

Note: Edited 3rd and 4th para based on some constructive feedback by Nanka : )

Patience Pays!

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 15

 Prompt:  Patience

They say," patience pays".

And I often wonder, " But

To whom and what for..."

****

Elephant shows great

Patience, picks binoculars

To see Ant each time..

RS : )

Let Those Fading Dark Spots Become Glittering Milestones

Written for 3WW  Ease, Ommission, Bakward


Let Those Fading Dark Spots
Become Glittering Milestones

Looking backward
How I wish
Omission of some moments
From the road of my life
Yes, I recall
It was with great ease
That I had passed
Through them, inevitable scars
Had appeared later on
Time might have faded
The depth of dark spots,
But then a feeling of
Discomfort always lingers
Some kind of tinkering
With the smooth flow
Of life today creates dis-ease
But then lessons get learnt
Only from the experience
And evolution necessarily
Involves learning, well, then
Let me not call for omission
Of any of the moments
Let those fading dark spots
Become glittering milestones
With each lesson
Engraved and emblazoned
In its own light, looking
Backward occasionally
May become enlightening
Then moving forward
May happen with some ease..

RS : )

Will My Grey Turn Black..

The Height of Haiku Challenge... Day 14.. ELIXIR

It's deep inside me

Fountain of elixir, hey

Will I  find the switch..

****

Will my grey turn black

With a sip of Elixir

Don't answer; grey's fine.

****

Ant wants elephant

To drink Elixir, perhaps

He will lose some weight..

RS : )

The Truth Dawns Each Day...

The Height of Haiku Challenge 

Day 13 Prompt : Liberty

No, Sun doesn’t have

Liberty to stay at home;

The truth dawns each day...

****

Lazy elephant

Sits quiet; Ant is free to spend

Time on her makeup..

RS : )

The Wise Pounce on Me

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 12 Prompt: Flood


One little mistake
Attracts a flood of advice
The wise pounce on me...

****

Elephant and Ant
Watch moon, flood of emotions
Keeps them sombre, night flows..

RS : )

The Notebook May Reveal Itself..

Written for OSI Prompt: Notebook ...
Thanks to Gautami Tripathi for the prompt...and the intense desire to do justice to it took me to a journey many hearts and minds undertake over the years.. wondering..


The Notebook May Reveal Itself..


She opened the notebook
For years she had kept
It all wrapped-up, away
From the dirt and dust
Didn’t want the cover to lose
Its sheen… and the
Words glittering inside
Their purity, but…
But she wasn’t sure of fate
Anymore, the notebook
May reveal itself… and
Make the words fall
In some filthy eyes
No, she didn’t want to see
Them crawling on the
Walls of a dark mind
Turning into some
Scary shapes…
Living in the arms of
Darkness didn’t mean
She wasn’t a proud daughter
Of light any more…
Holding herself strong
With the rope of her beliefs
She lit the fire
And threw the notebook
As the flames began
To swallow each page
A little corner of her mind
Started getting illuminated
Ah, that’s how it
Should have been always…
The layers of simmering ash
Whispered in her ears,
“The purest moments
Of your life are now
Lying safely in the deepest
Corners of your own essence
We take a final call and disperse.”
As a puff of wind
Scattered them all around..
Oh, she felt relieved
For she learnt that
She would be able to enter
That pious place any time…



And a Haiku here...

An old notebook that
His name written under her's
Am I  back to school..

RS : )

When Rainbows Surrounded My Life..

The Height of Haiku Challenge Day 11....  Any Topic..

Black and white photos
Of a childhood, when rainbows
Surrounded my life..

 RS : )

Moon Melts in Her Heart..

The Height of Haiku Challenge.. Day 10... Prompt : Magic..


Moon melts in her heart
Moonbeams roll out of the eyes
Magical tears those!

***

Open eyes can't find
Yet you are there when they close
Some real magic, that!

***

Can our couple we left out of this magical wave... lets see how they met..

Ah, sheer  magic of
Ant's cat-walk,  (d)numb elephant
Proposed on the spot..

RS : )

Desert Yearns for Rain..

Haiku Heights Challenge  Prompt : Yearn

Desert yearns for rain
Yearning for that what is not
A part of nature..

****

Now this could be his craving too..

Elephant put her
On diet of proteins, yearns to
See Ant gaining weight

RS : ) 

Can't Let Love Erode..

Written for  3WW : Observe, Heart, Erode
Also shared with : Rebecca's Haiku My Heart too...



Can't Let Love Erode..


She deeply observes
Yet keeps a lot in her heart
Can’t let love erode..


Can’t let love erode
So walks on the hot sand too
She deeply suffers


She  deeply suffers
Yet loves to smile without blink
You can’t make it out


You can’t make it out
Because you only see, and
She deeply observes…

 RS : ) 

Mom Would Always Smile...

Written for Haiku Heights Challenge.. Prompt: Hidden



Kept hidden from me
Were all the moments of pain
Mom would always smile...


*****

Deep inside hidden
Somewhere is a little child
Why to hold him, no..

****

Well, now its Elephant's turn to get angry...

Angry elephant
Ant is not to be seen, she’s
Hidden anywhere..

 RS : )

Hypnotic Gaze, ah!

Haiku Heights Challenge : Day 07 Prompt... Hypnotic..




“Hypnotic voice!”
And he talks and talks, loses
Voice with in no time…

****

Sun sinks in the sea
Moon walks in, stars sing, nature’s
Hypnotic gaze, ah!

****


And the tale continues...
Hypnotic walk of
Elephant, all the Ants feel 
Jealous of their friend..

By RS : )

Infant Opens Eyes..

Haiku Heights Challenge.. Day 06  Promp: Kiss..
Two contrasting takes, today..

Infant opens eyes
Sick mother craves to kiss, holds
Temptation; Oh, God!


****

Carrying on with the tale.. as long as I can..

Elephant wants ant
To kiss him, she starts climbing
Gets tired, sleeps in ear..

By  RS : )

Powerful Entertains Ego..

Written for the Haiku Heights Challenge Day 5... Flourish

Decimates others

With a flourish, powerful

Entertains ego…

****

And the story continues..

Elephant carries

Ant on his back; she's up in

A half-hour flourish

By RS : )

Weeds Grow, I Remove Them..

Written for OSI and Haiku Heights..

Weeds grow, I remove

Them, but then they keep coming

Like negative thoughts…

****

Beautiful roses,

Surrounded by weeds, Don't

We meet them, often..

****

Here's especially for Haiku Heights Challenge…. Lets know more about  Elephant and Ant..

Just made for him, ant

Completes elephant, remove

Her, it's just ‘eleph’ ...

By  RS : )

Windmills Move...

Written for Haiku Heights challenge.. Prompt # 3   WINDMILL

From quite a distance

I feel presence of ‘power’

Moving windmills tell..

****

Continuing with the story of the couple....

Windmills tell speed of
Winds; fearful elephant hides 

Ant, stands over her...

RS  : )

Haikus for Mirror and Write .. for HH Challenge..



Haiku for Haiku Heights Challenge... hosted by Leo.. missed on the first prompt..hopefully will complete the rest...  Hope Leo won't mind..

Nanka of Quills wanted me to write my stories of Elephant and Ant..well got my chance here.. yesterday, elephant came home and sat on the chair where rested specs of the Ant and indeed those broke.. Ant was angry.. so what happened..

For 'Write'

Elephant writes to

Say sorry but Ant can't read

Misses specs, damn it!

For 'Mirror'...

(J)Dumbo Elephant,

Gifts her a mirror, angry

Ant, how can she see..

By RS

A Haiku Without Moon : )

Friday Mornings I wake up with a little bit of extra excitement.. for I remember, its a day for creating Haikus ..i.e a chain of Haikus for REBECCA'S HAIKU MY HEART..  and today when I woke up I decided to write a Haiku without Moon.. and see what happened...

A Haiku Without Moon : )

After giving it

A lot of thought, I write a

Haiku without Moon...

And you smile, because

You find the Moon shining

In the last line there

Ah, Moon just walks in

Without knocking, nudges me

With a soft moon beam

And I accept it

Hold it in my heart and mind

To share with you all

Hey, let me break it

Then, you pick up a piece, and

Hang it on a tree...

Here, here, I break it

Welcome, make a pick, each piece

Shines bright in your eyes

RS : )

Thanks for stopping by and picking up your share.. do comment to let me know if you enjoyed it...