thinkALONG! 18 November 2025

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh

guest editor: C.X. Turner  

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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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early spring

a ponytail of radishes

in her straw hat

— Anne Elise Burgevin

A playful haiku at the start of the growing season, where fresh harvest and human presence meet in a single image. The “ponytail” of radishes in a straw hat blends the earthy with the personal, turning the hat into a basket, the radishes into an ornament.

"Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine." — Matsuo Bashō

Prompt: Write a haiku or senryu that pairs a freshly gathered food with a human detail, showing the link between people and the season’s first abundance.