thinkALONG 1 July 2025

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh

guest editor: Kanjini Devi

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's monthly journal -- haikuKATHA, each month.

Poets are requested to post poems (haiku/senryu) that adhere to the prompts/exercises given.

Only 1 poem to be posted in 24 hours. Total 2 poems per poet are allowed each week (numbered 1,2). So, revise your poems till 'words obey your call'.

If a poet wants feedback, then the poet must mention 'feedback welcome' below each poem that is being posted.

Responses are usually a mixture of grain and chaff. The poet has to be discerning about what to take for the final version of the poem or the unedited version will be picked up for the journal.

The final version should be on top of the original version for selection.

Poetry is a serious business. Give you best attempt to feature in haikuKATHA !!

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Māori gods, or atua, are supernatural beings that represent aspects of the natural world and the human experience.  Their stories explain the origins of the universe, people, and natural phenomena from a Māori worldview.  This week, we look for inspiration from Tāne-mahuta, god of the forest and all that live within it, especially birds.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/11542/gods-of-the-natural-world

The forest is self-generating.  Every creature in the forest, including birds, play their part in the cycles of growth and decay. 

The prompt for your haiku/senryu this week is forest.  Here are some examples:-

forest trail ...

we take turns to lift

the thorny branch

K. Ramesh

not as I hear it

the skylark's song

for skylarks

Keith Evetts

speaking softly

the wind, the trees

a pine-lit dawn

Joanna Ashwell

Write a haiku / senryu inspired by Tāne-mahuta, god of the forest and all that live within it, especially birds.