writeALONG 8 July 2025

A TUESDAY FEATURE

hosts: Padma Rajeswari, K. Ramesh

guest editor: Kanjini Devi

Only the unpublished poems (that are never published on any social media platform/journals/anthologies) posted here for each prompt will be considered for Triveni Haikai India's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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Māori gods, or atua, are supernatural beings that represent aspects of the natural world and the human experience.  Their stories explain the origins of the universe, people, and natural phenomena from a Māori worldview.  This week, we look for inspiration from Tāwhirimātea, god of weather who controls thunder, lightning, wind, clouds and storms.

https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/11542/gods-of-the-natural-world

How do storms affect you?  Do you enjoy the rain, or do you prefer sunshine?

The prompt for your haiku/senryu this week is storms or any of the other aspects presided over by Tāwhirimātea.  Here are some examples:-

coming with frost

the wind lies down to sleep

with a deserted child

Basho (tr. Jane Reichhold)

hot dry wind

an echidna's hole

filling with dust

Lorraine Haig

mud roads in monsoon

     women lift their saris

knee-high

Kala Ramesh

Write haiku / senryu inspired by Tāwhirimātea, god of weather who controls thunder, lightning, wind, clouds and storms.