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HAIKUsutradhar : 24th February 2023

HAIKUsutradhar . weekly prompts

A FRIDAY FEATURE

Lev Hart becomes the MENTOR for HAIKUsutradhar from 21 November 2022. Thank you.


hosts: Akila G. & Shreya Narang

month of February: Ravi Kiran



Picture prompt


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haikuKATHA - the monthly journal from Triveni Haikai India!

founder/managing editor: Kala Ramesh

associate editors:

Ashish Narain

Firdaus Parvez Hemapriya Chellappan

Priti Aisola Reid Hepworth Sanjuktaa Asopa

Shalini Pattabiraman

Suraja Menon Roychowdhury Vandana Parashar


Haiku, senryu and haiga/shahai (photo haiku) posted here on this thread will be picked up for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal - haikuKATHA At the moment we are not looking at found poetry.

................................................................................................................................. Associate Editors, Madhuri Pillai and Akila G. are stepping down for personal reasons. We wish them the very best. Associate Editors, K. Ramesh and Shobhana Kumar stepped down earlier in the year for personal reasons. A huge thank you to all four beautiful poets. Associate Editors, Reid Hepworth (from Oct 2022), Sanjuktaa Asopa (from 15 October 2022) and Hemapriya Chellappan (from Dec 2022) will be joining us. A huge welcome to all these three lovely poets. _()_ ................................................................................................................................. For some more exciting news! CHECK THESE FORUMS ... Tanka, kyoka and tanka-prose to be posted on TANKA TAKE HOME and Haibun to be posted on THE HAIBUN GALLERY It will help you tremendously if you learn to comment on 'triveni spotlight' 'open sky :: SAMVAAD' and 'thinkALONG' Such good poems are posted. ................................................................................................................................... The poems you post will also be considered for the haikuKATHA Monthly Journal each month. Due to a sudden increase in activity, here are some quick guidelines, for HAIKUsutradhar:

1. From September 2022 onwards only 3 haiku (numbered 1, 2 & 3) per week/per prompt are to be posted on HAIKUsutradhar. 2. Please do not post two poems in one day /24 hours ... just one and in total only 3 poems per week from Friday to Friday.

2. For each poem you share, please comment on ONE other poem which isn't yours!

3. Post only your unpublished, original poems.

4. If poets have NOT ASKED for FEEDBACK, please don't give. ....................................................................................................................................

Post your best haiku and let's have each issue with your best work.

Poems previously published on your webpage or social media will be accepted.

Poems previously published in peer-reviewed or edited journals or anthologies and contest winners that were published elsewhere will not be accepted.


4. IMPORTANT: if any member provides feedback on the poem in the comment section, the poet must decide on the final version and post it on top of the original version.


Or else the original unedited version on your thread will be picked up by us.


On your comment thread, you need to post your revised final version (if you have one!)


Edited version: Your final version of the poem goes first, so it will be easy for our team to consider that for the haikuKATHA journal.

Original version: Your first version of the poem remains - under your final version. The way it is shown here.


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The Prompt




Lady with pot


This was a photo that was taken as part of Chitra Santhe (Art Bazar) an annual event held in January in Bangalore. This event sees hundreds of artists showcase their talent without an barriers or royalties on the Kumarakrupa Road which has the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishad. This picture intrigued me as the stone was used by the artist as a paper weight to prevent the paper painting from flying off. Yet to me it looked as a stone thrown at the pot which moments later would shatter the pot and spill the water.


Write a haiku about breaking something down to create something more creative and beautiful or just anything that the picture inspires you to. I would like to thank Triveni for giving this opportunity to me to share prompts in Feb 2023. It has indeed been my joy and privilege to attempt to inspire a very talented group of poets. I hope I have been successful to some extent.

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Vidya Shankar
Vidya Shankar
Mar 02, 2023

#2


ripples

from a stone throw

carbon footprint


(Feedback appreciated)

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Florence Heyhoe
Mar 02, 2023

3. feedback please


bringing her exiles

home

the full shilling

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Florence Heyhoe
Mar 03, 2023
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thank you for reading this.

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Milan Rajkumar
Milan Rajkumar
Mar 02, 2023

#3


Breaking something down to create something new ...this is tough @Ravi Kiran



Feedback welcome

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Milan Rajkumar
Milan Rajkumar
Mar 03, 2023
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Thanks Nisha! ❤️✌️

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Mallika Chari
Mallika Chari
Mar 02, 2023

late monsoon

fetching her first pot of water with

the scent of jasmine

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Sreenath
Sreenath
Mar 01, 2023

#3

2/3/23


Thanks Susan & Bryan


Since there was some dark background on top & bottom left, white highlight looked best for the letters.


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reluctantly staying together . . . cold fusion

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Photo by ChienSeherin on Pixabay.com


reluctantly

staying together

. . . cold fusion


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Feedback Welcome

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Photo by ChienSeherin on Pixabay.com



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Susan Burch
Mar 02, 2023
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Looks better! Much easier to read! And again, a great poem!

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