Joe Sebastian
Born: India
Resides: Bangalore
Joe Sebastian is a postgraduate in Political Science & International Relations and is a Government of India officer posted in Bangalore as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax. Joe discovered the Japanese short form genre quite by accident while reading a magazine left by a Japanese visitor at an airport lounge in 2019 and has since written and published haiku,senryu and tanka in various journals. A dog lover ,his interests include travelling, music ,organic farming /gardening and its advocacy and conduct of sports and games for the mentally challenged. Married ,he lives in Bangalore, India, with his wife, daughter, son and a Golden Retriever.
haiku
deeper than the
hoot of snowy owls
winter solitude
taro leaf
mountain waltzes
in a droplet
late summer
the stream steadily
losing its voice
forest trek
old pines absorb
the city inside me
Publication credits:
deeper than the hoot: Wales Haiku Journal-Spring Issue, 2021; taro leaf: Presence issue-70, 2021; late summer & forest trek: The Heron's Nest-September issue, 2021