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Haiku Entries – December 2009
Posted on December 5th, 2009 No comments31st December, 8:30 AM
Oh late! rush for a wash, through the window
Snow, holiday!
Karma CW (Thimphu)
A svelte lady, pencil heels
Mincing on winter’s asphalt road
Ouch! sprained ankle
Karma CW ( Thimphu)
stuck between
sitting and standing…
sunlight and shadows
Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
the darkness curves
into the night
mountain road
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
offering loud prayers
to the night
stray dogs
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
all alone
in star lit radiance
a clam evening
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
in the low clouds
over the mountains
a vast blue mind
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
reading aloud
buddhist poetry
coolness
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
Dreaming of days
made of chillies
long and hot
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
people vanish
leaving behind
the moon’s silver path
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
down the stairs
falling she becomes
a rainbow
KK Dorji ( Thimphu)
Pigeons on the roof,
six of them…
One is on the electric poleNamgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
Sister washing her hair,
In the wash basin…
In the kitchenNamgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
So faintly drifting in the afternoon wind
a song
from somebody’s windowSonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Desi in the rice cooker,
Yellow and with raisins,
Winter…Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)
An international conference
In a grand 5 star hotel
A talk on poverty reduction!Karma CW (Thimphu)
Under the street lamps on the highway
Like bevies of fire flies
..SnowfallSonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Nobody is a stranger
Walking on the street
All of us touched by snow
Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)
Resting quietly
snow covered trees and roof tops
…and smoke from a neighbour’s chimneySonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)
A happy game of football
In Thimphu’s wintry chill
A terrible lumbago!Karma CW ( Thimphu)
People of Siliguri,
Dressed in their best
As they exit the train in KolkataShenphen Zangpo (Â Kolkata, India)
Bread, pizza, fruits, sandwiches and pastas,
so called healthy food, on the table,
and emadatshi on my mind.Sherab Jamtsho (Costa Rica)
Yellow people,
Yellow world,
Through my yellow glass.Sherab Jamtsho (Costa Rica)
Waiting for the trash truck,
Child covered in sty-lo foam..
Picture perfectNamgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)
Light from the corridor,
Streaming into my room…
Shadows on the ceilingNamgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
lamp posts in the night
quietly glowing
……trees
Sonam Palden ( Den Haag, Netherlands)
A svelte damsel
Like an agile daffodil
An Adam’s apple!Karma C W (Thimphu)
Gathering the blankets,
A cold winter sky,
Yellow willow leaves..Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)Cold feet,
Grumbling stomach,
Should i send this on my mindTshering Dorji (Thimphu)
A little wind, rain and cold
Winter…
Ending of which brings spring
Yeshey Khando (Enschede, Netherlands)Outside the window
A leafless tree
My father’s voice fading awaySonam Palden ( Den Haag, Netherlands)
In the crowd
A familiar smell
I looked around for you and smiledSonam Palden ( Den Haag, Netherlands)
Chopping spring onions
Suddenly reminded
Of my motherSonam Palden ( Den Haag, Netherlands)
Friday night
Drinking wine at the kitchen table
Autumn saying goodbyeSonam Palden ( Den Haag, Netherlands)
Under the wane tubelight,
The picture of the Karmapa…
WonderfulNamgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
Resonance of the word ‘Yobo’ in my ear,The word I keep hearing from people,A term for white skin in BeninSherab Jamtsho ( Benin, West Africa)
A look of curiousity,
and then a shy smile,A little African village girlSherab Jamtsho ( Benin, West Africa)
An tiny image of a boat and boatsman,gets closer and closer,A ten year old boatsgirlSherab Jamtsho ( Benin, West Africa)jason mraz and james morrison,
laptop in front,
Sangay family…Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
Nephew watches cartoons,
I sit with my elbows on my knees,
Phuentsholing…Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)
Neatly arranged
A little small,
but all the while…home…Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)