thinkALONG 3 March, 2026

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh

guest editor: Jenny Shepherd

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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

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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by the doorway

of the elderly care home

mum’s new slippers

-       Lori Kiefer, ‘The Wales Haiku Journal’, Autumn 2025. 

Bitter-sweet, as it feels both sad and optimistic.  The concrete, mundane objects in the last line, feel unexpected to me.  It made me think a lot about one’s relationships with ones’ parents, and how we feel about them.  This poem is so tender, yet I could never have written it, as I had a very difficult and negative relationship with my mother.

I invite you to write a poem (haiku/senryu) that is the perfect example of poetic brilliance. Let the verse spark a discussion on its intricacies, beauty, the elements that make the poem truly exceptional.