A Zebra Crossing....

April A2Z Heights -

Day 30

 

Prompt: Zebra Crossing

 

 

I hurry to cross;

she holds my hand, leads me to

a zebra crossing 

 

A zebra crossing;

whenever on life's cross-roads

her subtle hint helps

 

Her subtle hint helps;

an  image of zebra crossing

slows me down a bit

 

 

RS:)

 

 

Thanks Leo for a great month....you made my mid-night
hours full of excitement and creativity....and
thanks to HER..for letting me sit for writing Haiku
so late and wait for the clock to strike 0000 hrs.. everyday..

 

 

World of the Youngling

April A2Z Heights -

Day 29

 

Prompt: Youngling

 

 

World of the youngling;

chatting over a coffee,

updates on face-book

 

Updates on face-book

we are not able to relate;

novice I and she

 

Novice I and she

yet she understands better ;

past is not future

 

Past is not future,

energy flows in present;

world of the youngling

 

 

RS:)

 

She Shouts At Me Wild..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 28

 

She Shouts At Me Wild..

 

 

Happier summers;

all my paper boats dream of

tiny streams around

Tiny streams around,

as I leave water-tap open;

she shouts at me wild

She shouts at me wild;

each drop of water is gold

in her open palm

In her open palm,

she holds hope of lavish rains;

happier summer
 

 

RS:)

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Prompt: Liquid..

 

She is Xerox of Her Mom...

April A2Z Heights -

Day 27

 

Prompt: Xerox

 

 

Absolute copy,

she is xerox of her mom;

still writes with a pen

 

 

Still writes with a pen;

 words of her first letter fade,

no xeroxes, then

 

 

RS:)

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Haiku My Heart

Soothing Symphony

April A2Z Heights -

Day 26

Prompt: Waterfall

 

Soothing Symphony

She sits on the edge

of a steaming waterfall;

I click her photo

I click her photo

as wet pearls land on her face;

sounds of waterfall

Sounds of waterfall

and her bare feet splash water;

soothing  symphony

Soothing symphony;

hopping on the scattered rocks

I slowly reach her

I slowly reach her;

my little one clicks us both
we sit on the edge..


RS:)

 

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Haiku My Heart

Not A Volcano...Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 25

Prompt: Volcano

 

 

Ah, a real cool heart,

she never erupts ever;

not a volcano

 

 

Not a volcano;

a quiet river of love flows

uninterrupted

 

 

RS:)

 

Uprooted Twice.. Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 24

 

Prompt: Uproot

 

 

 

Uprooted twice

he survives to write haiku;

his dwelling, her heart

 

 

 

RS:)

Tsunami of Tears - Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 23

Prompt: Tsunami

# 2

Tsunami of tears

and flood of smiles around her;

ah, chilly challenge

 

 

RS :)

Tilted Earth ... Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 23

Prompt: Tsunami

 

 

Tilted Earth

 

 

Tsunami;

her heart hides many

deep inside

 

Deep inside,

she is a mother;

tilted Earth

 

Tilted Earth;

her axis is her

family

 

Family;

 she will brave any

tsunami

 

 

RS:)

 

I Stand In Her Light

April A2Z Heights -

Day 22

 Prompt: Shadow

 

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Prompt: Twilight

 

 

 

I stand in her light

to find my shadow happy;

twilight years ahead..

*** 

 

Twilight years ahead;

stars twinkle in her eyes,

I stand in her light

 

 

 

RS:)

 

Half the Moon for Me.. Haiku..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 21

 

 

 

Half the Moon for Me..

 

Glorious Sun-set

at the end of the long road;

I just keep going

 

I just keep going

looking up for Moon in sky;

ah, night arrives

 

Ah, night arrives;

God has cut it in two halves,

half the Moon for me

 

Half the Moon for me;

people around know her as

my dear better half !

 

RS:)

 

Ah, No Rosemary... Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 20

Prompt : Rosemary

 

 

 

Ah, no rosemary

aroma in our balcony;

 the haiku whispers

 

The haiku whispers

as she goes in search of it;

ah, no rosemary

 

Ah, no rosemary;

 hey visitor,  tell me please,

can you send her some

 

 

RS :(

 

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Haiku My Heart

Yet She Prefers Taj..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 19

Prompt : Qutub Minar

 

 

My dream to touch skies

 falls  from the Qutub Minar;

she catches it well;

 

She catches it well;

Thank God she had her feet kept

firmly on the ground

 

Firmly on the ground;

heights do not impress her,

I know I am short 

 

I know I am short;

Qutub Minar stands real tall,

yet she prefers Taj

Yet she prefers Taj
in the pictures I have brought;
One day, yes, one day..

 

 

R.S.

 

Pariah By Choice: Haiku..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 18

Prompt : Pariah

 

 

Pariah by choice,

class bunks, but he doesn’t;
lovely weather

 ***

lovely weather;

ah, scattered heart carries
indelible dots

 Indelible dots

or so he thinks as time flies;
she is among dots

 She is among dots,

a smiling dot forever;
pariah by choice…

 

RS:)

An Owl Outside Hoots: Haiku..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 17

Prompt : Owl

 

I confess to her,

"Never seen an owl, you know?"

Mirror behind laughs ..

 

 

Mirror behind laughs,

I turn to look back, angry;

An owl outside hoots

 

 

RS:)

 

Night Stays Still....

April A2Z Heights -

Day 16

Prompt : Nightingale

Melody

adds to heart’s silence;

nightingale

Nightingale

sings hoping he is heard;

night stays still

**

Do I  sing

like a nightingale?

She says, "No"

RS :)

I Miss Morning Mist..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 15

Prompt: Mist..

 

 

Bright sun of summer

quietly peeps through her window;

I miss morning mist

I miss morning mist;

no more scrawling of names

on the window’s glass

On the window’s glass;

she pulls a curtain to stop

bright sun of summer…

RS:)

Ah, She Loves Mangoes..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 14

 

 Ah, She Loves Mangoes

Her sparkling white shirt

wears a big round yellow spot;

ah, she loves mangoes 

Ah, she loves mangoes;

summer is slowly picking

her delicious ways 

Her delicious ways;

little one splashes water,

beads shine on her face

 Beads shine on her face;

she wipes with a corner of

her white sparkling shirt

 

 

RS:)

She Holds a Lily..

April A2Z Heights -

Day 13

 

Prompt: Lily

 

 

She Holds a Lily

 

 

Soft and magical

layers wrapped together;
she holds a lily

 

 

She holds a lily

and he plucks it from her hand;
a wink of eyelash

 

 

A wink of eyelash,

her face turns a dark crimson;
colourful lilies

 

 

Colourful lilies

in the bouquet know it all;
gift of innocence

 

 

Gift of innocence

goes from his hands to her heart;
dark crimson turns pink

 

 

Dark crimson turns pink;

freshness of blooming lilies,
soft and magical..

 

 

RS:)

 

She Sits on the Edge..: Haiku

April A2Z Heights -

Day 12

Prompt: Koi Pond

 

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She sits on the edge

of  Koi pond, mesmerised;

ah, colourful fish

 

Ah, colourful fish

try to catch her reflection;

moon floats serenely

 

Moon floats serenely

amidst the fish in koi pond;

a birds flies over

 

A bird flies over

betraying nightly silence;

moon-lit water shines

 

Moon-lit water shines,

her smile creates ripples;

she sits on the edge

 

 

RS:)

She Waters Jasmine

April A2Z Heights -

Day 11

Prompt: Jasmine

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Haiku May Heart
 

 

She waters jasmine,

robust vine happily climbs;

I paint the wall bright

*

I paint the wall bright;

each little flower thanks her

with a fragrant smile

*

With a fragrant smile

she gifts me jasmine joy;

magical moments

*

Magical moments;

sun knocks on the window,

she waters jasmine..




RS:)

Aroma of First Crush

April A2Z Heights -

Day  10

 

 

Prompt: Incense

 

 

 

Aroma of First Crush..

 

Aroma of first crush..;

she burns his only letter

kept hidden for years

 

***

 

Kept hidden for years

he burns her only letter;
aroma of first crush

 

 

***

 

Aroma of first crush;

both see a happier future

through that sheet of smoke

 

***

 

Through that sheet of smoke

 I see some smiling stories;

you are smiling too

 

 

 

RS:)

 

Happy Greens: Haiku

 

April A2Z Heights -

Day 09

HUNTER

 

 

 

King lion goes

hunting for the sheep;

happy greens 

 

**

 

Jungle of my thoughts

as I hunt for negatives;

dark images grow

 

 

**

 

Ah, I fear

nurturing talent;

hunters all 

 

 

RS:)