Haiku Entries – May 2009

From the sky
A burst of tears at last
My eyes dry

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Walking,
The house is empty of my siblings,
so conditioned

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Watching the kittens play,
a joy for me,
their mother meows

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

“The sun, my heart.”
Staring at the book,
the meaning suddenly touches me

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Practicing shinay,
calming the mind,
Even the buzzing of a housefly sounds soothing

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Talking to my sister,
We are in the kitchen,
Through the window I spot a yellow rose

war zone rules
prim white sign commands
please do not pick the flowers

Kay  Kirby Dorji (Baghdad, Iraq)

my late husband’s arms
around me again
a curling wisp of smoke

Kay Kirby Dorji (Baghdad, Iraq)

office gossip
thousands of angry crows caw
empty chatter

Kay Kirby Dorji  (Baghdad, Iraq)

desert summer
wider than the horizon
silence

Kay Kirby Dorji  (Baghdad, Iraq)

protection
asleep in the belly
of an armadillo

Kay Kirby Dorji (Baghdad, Iraq)

the sun rise
my new grandchild
offers a smile

Kay Kirby Dorji (Baghdad, Iraq)

Gloomy and cold
Bright and warm every other day
My feet in socks

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Dark angry clouds
Rumbling to burst into tears
The sun peeping

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

The chimney smoking
A slight sign of the sun in the distant sky
Wet grass beneath

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

While contemplating to cut a rose as offering to a lhakhang,
A black butterfly with red and white spots appeared.

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

I can’t crack walnuts using the hinges of the door to my room,
My father is in the next room reading the newspaper.

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Karma is overbearing,
Sinking into my skin,
‘Haiku’ anyone?

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Mid night clock ticking
Moon light shines on the old family clock
I was just a little girl in a green school uniform

Sonam Palden (Thimphu)

Swine flu
What is the real cause?
Ignorance, greed and aggression.

Dave (Swansea, UK)

A housefly meditating flight,
For an instant we stand still,
Was it ever my parent?

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)