Haiku
thirsty earth is
expectant;
lightnings flash across the dark—
the peacock dances.
A crane flies
ahead of others—
dividing the sky
Living apart
With coalescing mind and heart—
We live together.
Living together
Not agreeing in any affair—
We live apart.
Mosquito coil burns
shedding its burnt body in circle—
around the centre
Tanka
fields after fields
dykes with stubs
harvest over;
silver moonlight focuses on rats—
under the autumn sky
birdwatcher
on a high up branch
focuses on the eyerie—
eagle mother from the sky
alights on the bough . . .
sitting in my room
windows wide open
air flowing through
room, trees around;
floating in the lap of time
along the lakes and
dales
walks the poet—
calm and serene Cambria;
an osprey swiftly dives in
and lifts a prey in its talons
pachyderms smelt us
as poachers in a glade—
as they chased
we ran for life;
breathing heavily
