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triveni spotlight: 31st January 2025

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triveni spotlight A FEATURE EVERY ALTERNATE DAY hosts: Anju Kishore and Mohua Maulik GUEST EDITOR: Anju Kishore

31st January 2025


triveni spotlight January 2025


 

Head Trip

 

Dad is thirsty. I offer him a glass of water.

 

As soon as I reach the fridge, a tiny hummingbird tells me, “Don’t give this stale water to daddy. Let’s get fresh water from a stream.” I follow the bird across pastures till we find a stream.

 

As soon as I bend over to fill my jug with water, a brightly coloured kingfisher

stops me, “Wouldn’t it be better if you could get the water from the mountains?”

I agree and all three of us amble along the green mountain till we reach the place where glaciers melt.

 

Filling up my vessel with water I am again stopped by a Himalayan bluetail, “Oh dear, this is not right. Let’s get the water directly from the clouds.” Soon I am floating just below the clouds and can hear dad coughing in the background.

 

Wham!!! I fall down with a thud.

 

travel brochures

dreaming of places

beyond my reach

 

  

Mona Bedi

haikuKATHA Issue 19


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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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