thinkALONG, 16 September 2025

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh

guest editor: Padma Rajeswari

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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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While our relationships with others is important, the relationship we have with ourselves is even more fundamental. It defines who we are and how we interact with the world.

There are moments in our lives when we feel in synch with who we are – proud of our achievements, appreciative of our strengths and hopeful about the future.

There are also times when we turn into our harshest critic — dissecting our mistakes, questioning our worth, and judging our actions far more severely than anyone else ever would.

I’m writing a list

     Of all that had to perish

     To keep me alive

           — Pat Hull

flying kites


learning when to pull in


when to let go

            - Fatma Zohra Habis

a hummingbird

inside my rib cage

this fool in love

            -Elisa Therein

This week, I invite you to capture the relationship you have with yourself – are you able to celebrate YOU? Or practice self-compassion when things don’t go the way you wish them to.