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New Year’s Day
the silence beyond
the fireworks
2
light sprinkled
through lace curtains
a bed creaks awake
3
the cracked shell
of a heron's egg
breaking dawn
4
morning glory
out in the distance
sun at its zenith
5
pink dawn
cherry blossoms exhale
a new poem
6
new normal . . .
the first glimmer of dawn
on the chemist's window
7
amrit velā, Maa
offers aahuti in my name
I zzz
aahuti: oblation
amrit velā: sacred time around 3:00 am
8
winter’s blush on her cheeks deepening dawn
9
wind chimes...
new year awakens
winter rain
10
night dissolves
a streak of light through
the barnyard door
11
dawn
a chirp
of blue
12
the first cheep of day
silence
in a different key
13
hibiscus blooms —
a partial reference
to tickets
14
winter dawn...
the sun
snoozes too
15
warm wind
first light gilds
the far horizon
16
dawn…
the sound of a broom
from the neighbour’s yard
17
wood-fired oven
the first batch of bread
dispels the darkness
18
sunlight on the pillow
joining us with the rhythm
of your breath
19
dawn
our efforts
to straighten things out
20
sunrise unfurling a sea of sunflowers
21
dawn
sticking to grandma's heel
a jasmine
22
snowy daybreak
erasing the hoofprints
of the deer
23
grayness of morning
on the floor in my kitchen
cockroach in retreat
24
new flamingoes
the edge of the lake
gathers dawn
25
dawn sky...
first music lesson on
the river bank
26
cloudy morning
I borrow some light
from yesterday
27
sunroof . . .
a rangoli awaits
on the central courtyard
28
Van Gogh dawn...
all the swirling colors
planets and stars
29
sunrise -
on the terrace
Surya namaskar sessions
30
dawn dream
after so many years
Dad…
31
a pinpoint diamond
appears above the mountain
sunrise
32
summer dawn
the long stretch of roadside
tea vendor's hand
33
edge of dawn gulls enter my dreamscape
34
morning coffee -
she doses carefully
her feelings
35
winter dawn
the sleepy baker drinks
last coffee
36
dawn breaking your darkness into me
37
hiding in metro
how many missed
dawns
38
misty dawn
a chaiwala yawns
at passing joggers
39
early dawn
the purple haze
of jacaranda trees
40
wake of dawn
the sheets rustle despite
my being alone
41
binoculars
out at dawn…
I saw it first
42
dawn chorus
the first cry
of the newborn baby
43
wave-washed shell
the recollection
of first light
44
fog from the sea...
slowly dissolved
the first shadows
45
fallen fronds
the forest
makes a new path
46
good morning moon
lights the way
for daffodils
47
dawn . . .
i expect you
by dusk
48
waist deep in water the moon meets the sun
49
foggy dawn
a fisherman wakes up the lake
with his oars
50
birds
singing unaware
departure
51
first dawn of the year
the country lane littered
with firecracker cases
52
winter dawn
not all birds
have emigrated
53
confused Eskimo...
trying to explain what is dawn
to his toddler
54
awakening
the void of the
empty dawn
55
warm autumn –
the coffee and the sun
boil up together
56
sunrise
chirping birds and iris bloom . . .
all rush to the beach
57
first light...
the cat cajoles me
into feeding him early
58
dew drops
dawn stars descend
on mother's grave
59
pre-dawn ranch
just an arm's reach
to the milky way
60
reuniting
with my dog as the lamp lights
. . . spring rain
61
breaking dawn
the warmth
of freshly baked bread
62
birds chirping
daylight unfurls
ray by ray
63
winter´s end
on the pajama with cats
two drops of milk
64
dawn
the owl returns home
with a field mouse
65
crack of dawn...
looking for a chink
in their armor
66
cold harvest
the dawn feathers
a full moon
67
summer dawn—
I let go of things
that don't matter
68
morning poem
on the snowy windowsill
turtle dove tracks
69
new day of war ...
wearing her pregnancy
with pride
70
break of day...
Pisces leave
the lily pond
71
dawn at Kashi . . .
silent tears go
unnoticed
72
long long way
from dawn to
home
73
first light
a robin materializes
in its song
74
branch
by branch
morning light
75
a plane
scratches the sky -
break of dawn
76
this bittersweet
solitude
midwinter dawn
77
golden hour
only half-hour long
gloomy sparrow song
78
dawn breaks -
in the old men eyes
all it's light
79
the river mists
are yet to rise
budding day
80
leaping
out of bed at dawn ...
a new song's lyrics
81
early dawn dorm
a kookaburra’s glum cry
spoils my keyboard oomph
82
first flavor in morn
kitchen reverberates
coffee roasting
83
snow sky -
the last star falls
on his pillow
84
half-past dawn
a distant clatter
of milkman's canister
85
the crack of dawn
sunny-side up egg
on toast