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Writer's pictureMuskaan Ahuja

writeALONG! 18 June

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Muskaan Ahuja, K.Ramesh

guest editor: Nandita Mahajan


Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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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'Let me, O let me bathe my soul in colours;

Let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow.’

 

Colours have the power to affect our soul. They can instil many emotions in us, evoke many memories, and impact us in multiple ways.


sunflowers

the tube of cadmium yellow

squeezed flat




autumn dusk

a leaf falls into

the sound of grey

 

— Laryalee Fraser

 


As you read these haiku, what passes through your mind?

What do you see?

What do you feel?

What do you want to do?

 

I invite you to write a ku that incorporates colour. Choose any colour from White, any colour of the rainbow, or even Black. Mix any colours to make your own and write a ku incorporating it.

 


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#1


purple orchids

but you didn't last

that long


Vidhi Ashar, India


Feedback is welcome

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#2 6-22-24


lying on the beach

I feel the calmest blue

of ocean touches sky


Jennifer Gurney, US


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Mohua
Mohua
Jun 22

#2

 

golden wedding -

the secret lies in her

rose-tinted glasses


Mohua Maulik, India


Feedback appreciated.


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Mohua
Mohua
Jun 22
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So glad you could see that - thank you Joanna

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Kalyanee
Kalyanee
Jun 21

22.06.2024

#2


twilight grey the receding line on my forehead


Kalyanee Arandhara

Assam, India


Feedback most welcome

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Kalyanee
Kalyanee
Jun 22
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Thanks Mohua.

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21.06.24 #1

on each finger

shades of pink --

leafing maple


Shruti Patel, Switzerland

Feedback appreciated


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Appreciate your comment Joanna, thank you!

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