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Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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.’
— Khalil Gibran
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.
#1
purple orchids
but you didn't last
that long
Vidhi Ashar, India
Feedback is welcome
#2 6-22-24
lying on the beach
I feel the calmest blue
of ocean touches sky
Jennifer Gurney, US
#2
golden wedding -
the secret lies in her
rose-tinted glasses
Mohua Maulik, India
Feedback appreciated.
22.06.2024
#2
twilight grey the receding line on my forehead
Kalyanee Arandhara
Assam, India
Feedback most welcome
21.06.24 #1
on each finger
shades of pink --
leafing maple
Shruti Patel, Switzerland
Feedback appreciated