triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY! hosts: Vidya Shankar and Teji Sethi GUEST EDITOR: Shloka Shankar 11 June 2024
stepping lightly
the black stilt crosses
the riffle
– John Pappas
Frogpond 46.1
Albert Camus said, “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” All of us have a favourite season, and summer has always been mine. With this month’s spotlight, I wanted to capture the essence of summer in all its glory (early, mid, late), however fleetingly. Skip some stones, chase a firefly, leisurely sip coconut water, or bite into a melon. I hope you enjoy dipping your toes in the river of haiku or stop by to become one with the quintessentially blue, blue skies.
Thank you all.
— Shloka Shankar
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Thank you for being our next guest editor, Shloka. We look forward to dipping our toes in your sparkling summer haiku.
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The anxiety, anticipation and then the relief.
Always a pleasure to read John’s poems.
A wonderful haiku.