triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts: Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Anju Kishore
17th January 2025
triveni spotlight January 2025
Body Language
They speak no English, Grandpa and Grandma. We speak no Italian, my sister
and I. Words we understand are limited to a few phrases: *seduto, mangia, stai
zitto (sometimes said in a raised voice) vatini, chuida la porta, as we are leaving. But, since we live upstairs, we are back several times a day. More is conveyed with gestures, with warm arms, a warm lap and warm food.
first robin —
learning to read the signs
of my new love
*sit, eat, be quiet, leave, close the door
Adelaide B. Shaw
haikuKATHA Issue 29
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Warmest New Year wishes to all of you from Triveni Spotlight!
Though any day of the year is good to begin something new, the first day of the new year comes with a tinkle of celebration. No better day than this to do something new here on Spotlight.
Presenting a collection of uplifting haibun this month, each that speaks of hope, peace, joy or acceptance, all from the archives of haikuKATHA.
May 2025 be filled with all of the above for you, dear poets.
Anju Kishore
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Thank you for being our next guest editor, Anju. We look forward to an uplifting start to the new year.
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Wow! I remember this haibun. ‘Less is more’ is beautifully conveyed here along with language of love!
Nice one, Anju.