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indianKUKAI
Hosts: Kashinath Karmakar, Neena Singh
& Ravi Kiran
submit your poem
July 1 to July 14, 2023 -
12 Midnight (IST)
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1
first of June
children draw rainbow
with chalks
2
overcast sky
a peacock’s move ... move
close to peahen
3
I close the door
but the sound of the rain enters
through the keyhole
4
stillborn
soundless raindrops
kiss her cheek
5
midsummer cloudburst
windows flung wide
to wash them
6
falling angel tears
baptize the scorched red planet
with new greenery
7
midsummer rain
lost from the other
a tiny sparrow
8
an old gardener
stands by the window...
peonies drooping
9
burning land...
everyone praying
for rain
10
midnight serenade
on the rooftop
winter rain
11
petrichor rises
through black soil cracks…
aroma of life
12
wind in the rain -
the songs are gone from
the morning birds
13
explosive meeting
under heavy clouds
bubbles on river
14
monsoon drive
sound of the rain
dropping on the trees
15
late night rain
father wakes up
to welcome the sky
16
a day-long sleep . . .
in her cochlear implant
the sound of raindrops
17
a lost child
sleeping well on the petal
last night’s raindrop
18
rainy days
divine tears
clean the land
19
summer storms on cue
another change
of password
20
drizzle
clinking of cutlery
from a café
21
rainwaters
the games of childhood
I will never play
22
summer the of and
rain scent cut grass compost
23
a faint scent of womb
between spells of spring rain
lost motherhood
24
Blossom Showers ----
a pigeon reveals
in his courtship
25
twilight rain…
in the neighbour’s house
the scent of love songs
26
drowning
methi shoots -
weeds run wild
27
raindrops...
your footsteps again
in the hall
28
immersed in a book
on the veranda
the patter of rain
29
summer funeral . . .
the rain on my face
surreal too
30
thundered
goes silent for a moment
nightingale song
31
Heavy rain
Paper boats sail smoothly
On concrete road
32
rain on burial
even the enemies
tearful
33
the pale green throb
of last night’s rain
first chemo nadir
34
salty taste
of his tears . . .
heavy rain
35
after the rain
the silence smells
of grass
36
cane stick —
the cowherd draws his scenery
in mud
37
Mama and baby doe
Frolilcking together
In early morning rain
38
boughs rain
I embrace the cold arms
of his autumn
39
after the storm
the pit-a-pat
from the gutter
40
monsoon rain -
filling the gutter
little bare feet
41
sudden rain ...
the homeless man
shifts his home
42
night rain …
just the mating call
of a Bullfrog
43
rain dance
worms wiggling
down my driveway
44
season’s first rain —
kids bunk school
to pick mangoes
45
summer rain
our conversation drifts
to VIBGYOR
46
coming
spring
suns
drip
from
tips
of
pine
needles
47
raindrops on the pond
losing myself in the ripples
of tabla taps
48
scattered rain...
a school of minnows
dimples the stream
49
sleepless night
the rain
my best friend
50
rain on my parade -
a gift of balling rose buds
on our first date
51
scant rain
the paper boat
unfolds in a puddle
52
first day of spring
first splash on the first
splash of colour
53
old melodies flood
my room on a loop - twirling
with the thunder
54
inclement weather
we sprinkle crushed peppercorns
on our marag
55
tears of heaven
goosebumps under
her bathing suit
56
rainy season...
the endless story
of grandma
57
entr'acte -
only the strings of the rain
plucked by the wind
58
meadow after rain
cicadas concertmaster
sets the tuning
59
A sudden stir
of the green lives
Monsoon melody
60
downpour
the old lake reviving
around my house
61
my niece on the phone summer rain pattering
62
chemotherapy
the intervals between
intermittent rain
63
cicadas chorus
the rainstick
hanging on the wall
64
startling blue crayfish
in a white enamel pail
the peck of raindrops
65
summer downpour
we squat under the giant spruce
listening for bears
66
after rain -
the sheen of stars
on the way home
67
rain stopped -
only the river is running
non-stop
68
after a shower
tip toeing into my room
this rain
69
first thunders
my thirsty garden
lightens up
70
a dream come true
after the heavy rain finally
blossoms are spreading
71
rainy afternoon
the waiter brings us noodles
and drops of rain
72
rain -
peasants cheeks
in tears
73
stone grave
on the angel's face
spring drops
74
rain blisters
the odd faces
of a fear
75
priestly skies
baptising the earth
in serenity
76
as if
the petrichor...
I inhale my daughter’s voice
77
only the clouds
ready to burst —
depression
78
my newborn
snuggles closer...
earth's perfume
79
monsoon rain
the village woman's wish list
gets a tick for one if
80
rare drips
mom is holding my hand
such as before
81
worn out Earth
after rainy days
moon dreaming
82
raining
spring engulfs me
its scents
83
boys dormitory...
tadpoles in a bottle
under the cot
84
cloudburst
a pair of crows drip
from the rainbow
85
drops of sunset
in the paper boat -
parijatha blossoms
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