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Winter 2007, vol 5 no 4
HAIKU
Kala Ramesh
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paddy fields—
our car passes
a milestone |
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windstorm
a battered scarecrow turns
to a new direction |
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cyclonic rains
coconut leaves dip
into streetlights |
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humid day . . .
as I step out of my bath
the beads of sweat |
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crescent moon
electric lamps outline
the temple hill |
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Kala Ramesh, an exponent of North Indian Classical music, took a sudden
liking to haiku in 2005. Her haiku, tanka, senryu, haibun and renku, have
appeared in leading e-zines and anthologies, including including The Red Moon Anthology for 2006.
Kala comes from an extremely artistic and culturally rich South Indian
family and believes, as her father is fond of saying, that "the soil needs
to be fertile for the plant to bloom." She feels that she owes her poetic
streak to her mother. A proud mother of two young adults, Kala lives with
her husband, a finance professional, in Pune, India.
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