Refreshing

After a full day of classes
Dutch canals

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Once again on the street

Joining many other staggering feet
Another day has ended

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

One hand in his pocket

My old professor leaning on the door
Smoking his ciggarette

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Waiting at the tram stop

Snow is starting to fall
Sticky hands full of cheetos

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Back and forth

Arguments continue
All student’s e-mail

Sonam Palden  (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Behind her

The sunset
Lighting up her smile

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Hens in an avairy
a man chooses one
tshethar

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Thought of writing a haiku for the day
just got perplexed
forget it

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

In chilly wintry months
I appreciate my consistency
Of being late for work!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Brother running half naked,
His son calling him…
Tshachu

Namgay Wangchuk ( Gelephu )

Dancing white flakes
happy children in snow
a puppy whining..

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Peaceful gurma from a player
the melody reverberating
across Mongar town

Tshering Dorji (Mongar)

Gurma in melodious tune
a feeling of silence…
while my neck aches

Tshering Dorji (Mongar)

Snow on a neighbour’s porch
Looking deserted and sad
Waiting for it’s owner’s return

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Cell phone timer on 15 minutes,
Soft cushion, legs crossed, back straight,
Meditation

Druksel Dorji (Seattle,USA)

Snowboarding down the slope,
Fast, a bump and i lose balance,
Face plant

Druksel Dorji (Seattle, USA)

Raindrops on the window pane,
Freshly brewed coffee,
Awake

Druksel Dorji (Seattle,USA)

Cold silent night,
Iconic Space Needle,
Fireworks, Happy New Year

Druksel Dorji (Seattle,USA)

31st 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 calm evening

KK Dorji (Thimphu)

Hopping happily from boulder to boulder
A long hunter stick in hand
Standing above the river, fish??

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

In the arms of late afternoon shadow
We stood freezing cold
Sunlight far beyond

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Three large rounded stones, motionless
Fire and smoke dancing within
A river close by

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Exchange of greetings with new year eve snow
The changangkha lhakhang to visit
Still cuddled in bed, wondering…

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

In front- the swiftly flowing shrunken river
Beside-big white bad stones on fire
Surrounding-ever green trees

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

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 pole

Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)

Sister washing her hair,
In the wash basin…
In the kitchen

Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)

 faintly drifting
a song
from somebody’s window

Sonam 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
Like bevies of fire flies
..Snowfall

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Nobody is a stranger

Walking on the street

All  touched by snow

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Resting quietly
snow on  roof tops
smoke from a neighbour’s chimney

Sonam 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 Kolkata

Shenphen Zangpo ( 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 perfect

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Light from the corridor,
Streaming into my room…
Shadows on the ceiling

Namgay 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)

A little wind, rain and cold
Winter…
Ending of which brings spring
Yeshey Khando (Enschede, Netherlands)

and then a shy smile,

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Flying with us
Beside the car…
A pigeon from the memorial chorten.

Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)

little too late,
the bus has stopped…
time to eat.

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

One quiet 3 AM
Sitting on a cremation oven
piercing pain inside my heart

Sherab Jamtsho ( Thimphu)

Her piercing looks

Gentle yet intriguing
Cutting through my bullshit

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

A singing rivulet
Meanders with dancing reeds
Turning prayer wheels

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Camera on the display
Eachtime i wonder
Maybe a Christmas sale?

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Widowed so young
Smiling , she hops on the dance floor
As if in a sunny sunflower field

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

After a long day…
Sun set and dry leaves
Cover my path home

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Clasped hands,increasing heat
Hard breathing,faster than ever..
Tired,a deep glad sigh!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Everytime i pass the corner
In a white apron…
The old man at the Italian cafe….

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Remembering current masters
Long tailed birds…
Fly….

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

The picture
Up on the white screen
Faces scowling

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Thick forest
To my left … to my right
The road in between

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

The maize
Beaten into snack
Time for tea

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

The sun greeting
The sky in tears
Laughter!

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Rain on the tin roof
Windows clear
Peace….

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Tap dancing clumsily
My fingers on the keyboard
Winter breeze!

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

I hear the trash truck
breaking glass, crunching metal
Did I take mine out?

Chandra DeNap (New Jersey, USA)

Drifting in from the street
Greetings…
Awareness in presence

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

A floating hair
In the air
Lands on my bed

Sherab Jamtsho  (Thimphu)

Hands on steering wheel
Eyes on a sensual roadside girl
Bang! Oh my god! Screech!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Rising over the bay
Autumn clouds – magnificent and deep
Yet, they will soon dissolve into emptiness

Dave (Swansea, UK)

Singer on the radio
wishing for deathless life -
all hell breaks loose

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

A friend enters,
as confused as I
Where am I heading?

Neten Chhetri (Thimphu)

Her cinematic idols
His lewd remarks
Blaring music all the way

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

She sold her poem
And warmed my night
For just a euro.

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Feeling the beat
Of cold concrete
My back on the wall

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Gushing wind
My poor pears out in the night
Hold on tight

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

A long holiday
jaded enthusiasm -
walk by the river

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Amidst misty fog…
river down the plain emerges -
nature’s master piece

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Himalayan hills
rising from the plains en route
to the blue blue sky

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Milky white water
flowing from a great height -
spectacular fall

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Bumpy winding road
hungry disgruntled drivers
a jam-packed restaurant

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Thrilled thumb on keypads
An expectant lover calls
Subscriber switched off

Karma WC (Thimphu)

A father
Helping his child
Down the ledge

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

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)