His Bites of Roti.. ..Haiku

Prompt: Expectation

Pigeon gently lands

on her kitchen's window sill;

his bites of "roti"

and sometimes:

darkness descends and

she looks at her window sill;

dried bits of "roti " 

Pigeon expects her to offer "Roti" and 
she expects him to come and eat...yet:

Pigeon gently lands,

doesn't find his bites of roti;

window is closed

Another morning;

fluttering of pigeon's wings,

music to her ears

RS:)

"Roti" is a Hindi word for kind of Indian Bread..

Morning's Miracle..

Rebecca's Haiku My Heart

She opens the door

and lo, sun walks in her room ;

morning's miracle

Morning's miracle;

soft sunbeams make her sing

as cuckoo too joins ..

RS:)

I see a candle getting lit..

Exquisite, Magnificent, Crisp

I  See a Candle Getting Lit..

None can take away
the joyous vibrations and 
the elation one experiences 
while saying or hearing 
delicious words like
"Magnificently beautiful, 
Exquisitely fabulous,
Splendidly glittering
Marvelously glowing...
Wow...it's superb.."
Doesn't matter if winter 
descends on some hearts
Yet compliments make 
Ice too  feel the warmth
Ah, I  see a candle getting lit..


**

Her crisp compliment
leaves a magnificent taste;
exquisite timing


RS:)

No Return Gifts.. Haiku

Prompt : GIFTS

 Her morning gifts;

my cup of hot tea and 

 a sunrise smile

**

No return gifts;

I can only accept all  

with humility

How can anyone  match such gifts of great value with anything !!! Can you?

RS:)

Gift of Winter - Haiku

Written for 

Rebecca's 

Haiku My Heart

and 

Leo's Haiku Heights

GIFT OF WINTER

a happy cascade of Haiku

Ah, wary earth

moves  away from Sun;

she is real cold

***

She is real cold;

sun tries to warm her with the 

gift of winter  

**

Gift of winter;

Christmas time glitters with a 

star studded sky

*

Star studded sky;

smiles, joy, dance, songs , Santa and

a happy earth

**

A happy earth;

sunbeams carry blessings from

heavenly Gods

***

Heavenly Gods

descend on earth to celebrate;

drops of hope rain

**

Drops of hope rain;

she gathers them in her palms

and says, "Thank you!!!"

RS :)

Isn't It Time for New Resolutions....3WW

Combative, adjective: Ready or eager to fight; pugnacious.

Represent, verb: Be entitled or appointed to act or speak for (someone), esp. in an official capacity; of a competitor) participate in a sports event or other competition on behalf of (one's club, town, region, or country; be an elected member of a legislature for (a particular constituency, party, or group); constitute; amount to; depict (a particular subject) in a picture or other work of art.

Sluggish, adjective: Slow-moving or inactive; lacking energy or alertness; slow to respond or make progress. 

Isn't It Time for New Resolutions....

Whenever my heart

wants me to represent

myself through it 

my mind turns combative 

and invites unwanted thoughts

turning my mood sluggish

I often wonder

why should it not 

let me "be" my 'heart'

Why do I have to be 

only my 'mind'

Just like any other combative

interference I  find

my dreams getting killed..

This war between

my heart and mind is often

silently witnessed by my soul

Spurred by its silence

sometimes, oh, sometimes

I do succeed in 

snubbing my mind 

and let my heart come

to the fore to represent me

and those days are never 

heavy or sluggish

They bring speed and joy

which I really cherish...

I know that I will have 

to be stronger

than my mind and heart

to support my soul

Well, then I ask you

isn't it time for new resolutions...

**

Combative hare

and the sluggish tortoise;

life represented

RS:) 

 

Dew on Grass.... Haiku

Prompt: DEW

She covers

herself with woolens;

dew on grass

dew on grass;
her barefooted

morning walk


Morning walk;
sunbeams quietly steal
pearls of dew

pearls of dew
shine on petals of rose;
ah, night bath

( Inspired by what Leo wrote)


**

  Dew on windscreen;

I scribble your name
with my finger

hope you can read it.. 

RS:)

White Half Moon - Haiku..

Written for Rebecca's

Haiku My Heart..

White half Moon

in a clear blue sky;

warm winter

^^

Warm winter;

she finds it cool to

have ice cream..

RS:)

Nothing Extra-ordinary About It - 3WW

Written for 3WW

Highlight, Submit, Instruct


First, a Haiku


Sunlight highlights shades
as a mark of submission;
nature instructs


Nothing Extra-Ordinary About It


God's one line instruction
for me had been simple:
" Highlight all that is
good in others;
Don't submit to
Your own temptations.."

And I did what
All the ordinaries do
I highlighted
My own perceived strengths
And started submitting
to my own temptations

Then one day as I stood
In front of the mirror
I couldn't recognise myself
That's when the false layers
Got pealed one by one
And I realised my follies..

I started highlighting
All that was good in others
And never submitted
to any temptations
I was able to clearly
recall God's instructions

You want to know
How did I do that?
Well, I just blocked
all the external noise
And that's when God spoke
loud and clear once again

Well, I heard him this time
Realised, understood,
Made a clear choice and
The shift happened spontaneously
Had I taken time to decide
I would have remained ordinary

As you see my decision
To hear God just for
One more time carefully
Changed things for me
And you can see now I am
A LITTLE MORE THAN ORDINARY...

Ha, nothing extra-ordinary
About it..you know..


RS:)








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Rivulet - Haiku

Written for Haiku Heights

Rivulet..





Water spills from glass;
she draws a rivulet
with her finger tip..



RS:)

Joy Smiloman.... A Tribute through Haiku..

JOY SMILOMAN...a tribute to a kind heart..


As I write this, He
stands next to me smiling;
Illuminated


Illuminated
soul spreads his light in our hearts;
I hear wings flutter


I hear wings flutter
and there he goes beyond clouds;
Joe Spadoman, Man

Joe Spadoman, Man,
will your comments glow here now;
happy illusion


Happy illusion
he stands next to me smiling;
Ah, I could write this..


May you be as happy as ever in your new abode...In fact you must have become "JOY" from Joe...and Spadoman must be now "Smiloman"..

Amen!!!! JOY SMILOMAN...

God bless....A huge thank you to Rebecca...as my eyes well..and .


RS:)

And A Pause Helps.... 3WW

Written for

Three Words Wednesday
Brief, Insist, Expose..



And A 'Pause' Helps..

A brief hint of
gleam in his eyes
Exposed what he had been
Hiding for a long time

She noticed, smiled
and let that moment
quietly pass by
Without insisting to know

He too understood
And a relationship faded
before it could start
Another became stronger

That's what happens
In those flickering moments
When life throws tests
And a 'pause' helps


RS:)

Rainbow Haiku: Newly Weds

Written for Leo's Haiku Heights..

Prompt : Rainbow..

Shared with Rebecca's Haiku My Heart


A pair of Haiku written for the newly weds: My Son and my daughter in law ..


Gratitude spills
from each smile of newly weds:
rainbow of dreams


**


Rainbow of dreams
splashes colours of joy;
journey begins..


**

And here's my most viewed haiku with rainbow as the theme
..More than 600 page views...I would like to think they were invited for my Son's Marriage..


Happy Earth invites;
sliding down a rainbow
joyous stars arrive..



RS:)