Haiku Entries – September 2009

Thrilled thumb on keypads
An expectant lover calls
Subscriber switched off!!

Karma C W (Thimphu)

Caffeine, milk froth and Nelly Furtado
Latte’s the name or “turn off the light” Nelly says
Nokia rings!!

Tshering Dorji  (Thimphu)

A father
Helping his child..
Down the ledge

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Sitting..
Complacently..
An unexpected smile on a friendly face

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Playing basketball
In the middle of the sky…
A rainbow

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

A slight tremor
Earth quake?
Yes, no surprise

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Keys and strings
Jazz and kolors
Dance of life

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Monday’s tremor
Warning of sort
How fragile it can get

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Scarf on the hair,
piercing, tattoos and tatty pants -
today’s yoof culture

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

On this tragic day,
all have come to pay respects -
tear drops from the sky

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Amidst the traffic
honking noises sound the town -
the cherub child waves

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Hazy mist and men
visiting the grand red shrine -
riding warrior

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Steel Lord’s Day
Cars adorned like a bride -
a merry mood.

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Suddenly daylight becomes blurry
A friend’s face appears
More beautiful than ever

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Voices fade away
To the sound
Of a twig breaking

Sonam Palden (Den Haag Netherlands)

Nothing i do seems important
Yet all of that seems so urgent
To be able to love every moment

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Afternoon and still sunny
Slight tremor with vertigo like feeling
Nature playng its usual pranks

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Autumn’s sunny day
Insects humming the tune
Sloth creeping without invitation

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Mouse and computer
Heart beat stops -
The cursor blinks

Tashi Tshering Dukpa (Thimphu)

A moment with family,
An act of life -
I am the Director

Tashi Tshering Dukpa (Thimphu)

In the bathroom
a naked earthworm -
a naked self

Tashi Tshering Dukpa (Thimphu)

When the heavens are sad
The tears they shed grow our crops
Unconditional…

Jurmi Chhowing (Thimphu)

A mound of old dung
I kicked for a childish fun
A beetle was partying!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Two women
In a mood to dance
Shake all that’s there!

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

I opened the door,
I looked straight ahead,
Right away i knew – he was enlightened.

Druksel Dorji (Seattle, USA)

Ah! Coquettishly
smiling in a cherry robe -
my root guru

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Amongst tall buildings
She sits…
Selling her stuff under a bulb light

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

The constant heat
annoyed my frame of psyche -
pressure cooker blows

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

A blade of grass
Crushed under my sinful feet
An insect taking shelter!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Blue sky
White clouds
Birds chirping

Neten Chhetri (Thimphu)

Winds whistling through the leaves
Mother tree grounded as ever
It is just there.

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Amateurish
driver hits the pole signal –
no entry

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

From the Hilltop
Gazing down the vale below –
The Blue Buddha

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Fields turning yellow
Wealth of autumn is approaching
Is your heart rich, too?

Karma CW (Thimphu)

 

Hair strand on the key pad
Fingers typing away
Thinking of something smart

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

Flu in my nostril
H1N1 at the back of my mind
Thanks to the Mexican pigs!

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

You love me like my father
You weep like my mother
Beautiful pear tree

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Prayer flags on fire escape.
am i just clinging
to that which has passed?

Chandra DeNap (New Jersey, USA)

The mosquito,
smelling provisions flies to
Suckle from me

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

I look at a tree
It’s leaves are turning blonde
Autumn’s here again!

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

I put on the stove
but why is not catching fire?
I lit the wrong one

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

I kiss your lips
and its flavor’s beautiful –
Cadbury chocolate

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Smell of Autumn
Taste of Autumn
I hate the flu though!

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

You were once a man
Running with wild Buffaloes
What happened to you?

Jurmi Chhowing (Thimphu)

Another summer has gone
Another winter has come
I am still here on the same chair.

Sherab Jamtsho (Thimphu)

Waiting for the flight to board
A deep urge arises …
To miss my flight.

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Thoughts ..
Discursive as always …
Are they my enemy?

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

As the sun goes by Autumn
Everyone is lost in the harvest
Time heals everything

Sagar Gurung (Thimphu)

Hi! Said I,
Substance for joy
Looser I was

Kinzang Dorji (Thimphu)

The sun shines bright
The soft wind blows
The day never ends

Dorji Phurba (Thimphu)

Barking Dogs
Birds singing
My mind full of sorrow

Sonam Wangdi (Thimphu)

River flows day and night
Cool air blows
The bubbles remain alone

Sonam Wangdi (Thimphu)

Trying, trying
The telephone rings
and slashes the silence

Yamsel Dragyel (Thimphu)

boredom
lone ness
and sleep

Yamsel Dragyel (Thimphu)

Tears
Unaccountable drops
Can be an ocean

Sonam Tshering Sherpa (Thimphu)

We remember the days gone
Months pass by and years ahead
But never think of death

Lal Bars Abba (Thimphu)

Indecision,
Walking blindly …
Guru’s song floats from a window.

Namagay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Cloud in the sky
Disturb the rain
I wonder whether my life

Sonam Wangdi (Thimphu)

Sun shines brightly
Cool wind blows in the Valley
My life passed like a river

Sonam Wangdi (Thimphu)

When I throw out the dust
I feel like I
Avoid my bad habits

Lekey Dorji (Thimphu)

I thought of the past
I thought of the future
But I could not do anything in the present

Dorji Phurba (Thimphu)

The flaming sun ascending
Lightening up the countryside
- Fills my heart with joy

Sagar Gurung (Thimphu)

The valley dressed in smoky clouds
Colorful or drizzling rain
A sunny day will soon arrive?

Sagar Gurung (Thimphu)

The fresh smell of
The cold air
The bark of a dog

Yansel Dragyel (Thimphu)

My friend sweeps the room,
The sound of the bromine
and the dust rising up

Yansel Dragyel (Thimphu)

When the sun shines I feel hot
When the wind blows I feel cold
Why is this?

Lal Bharsabba (Thimphu)

A gathering,
Lot’s of chanting,
Silence.

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Old man
Buzzing, Joyfully –
Brotherhood!

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Scorching sun,
I step out
headache

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

The bird lands
and steps straight on
the earth worm

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Early sunrise,
Filling water in the bowls –
Father’s offering

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Altar Room
The mantra moves slowly –
Heat Energy

Kinley Tsering (Thimphu)

The bird lands
Clutches and instantly onto
the earth worm

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

In the evening walk
I’m being followed
by a constant gaze

Kinley Tsering (Thimphu)

A loner, a sad walk
Heavy rain and weeping willows
Who is not crying?

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Looking out of my window
Kids playing in the street
Reminded me of my childhood

Sherab Jamtsho (Thimphu)

Homage to My Guru
I pray at your feet
My guru does not even know

Sherab Jamtsho (Thimphu)

In between my mom’s scoldings
My dad nearly Pours tea
in my curry cup!

Sonam Palden (Thimphu)