Unstructured Haiku

Down at the medicine shop 
Among stony-faced people 
A child with summer smile

~Jay

June 2, 2023 1

Haiku #67

Sweet voice, guitars, drums 
Lying with headphones on; eyes closed 
I'm only sleeping

~Jay

Linked to W3 poetry prompt where we have to write a haiku or tanka about our favorite way to unwind / relax. On a lazy summer afternoon like today’s, I put on my headphones and listen to some good music, here’s what I was listening to while I composed the haiku–

May 24, 2023 17

Spring Memory

Weaving memories on a boat—just me, her, the lake and the setting sun. I sang a song she loved but must’ve said something wrong because I remember her laughing, must’ve been a funny mistake. Her laughter and smiling eyes, my heart skipped a beat.

As we tried to read each other’s lines, her fingers softly brushing on my palm, goosebumps all over. She was a stranger before, now she was a stranger no more.

The train horn blared, she got in, I stood on the platform first, then after listening to my hammering heart I stepped in the train for one last embrace, before she left me forever.

Setting sun blushes
Two young lovers are parting
A spring memory

Posted over at dverse

May 23, 2023 23

Haiku #66

A stormy evening 
Weather change without warning 
Cold winds in summer

~Jay

May 21, 2023 7

याद आती है…

याद आती है 
वो लम्बी और प्यारी बातों की  
वो लम्बे और प्यारे बालों की 
याद आती है तेरी 
प्यारी आवाज़ की 
और इन्ही यादों में 
खोया मैं 
हर पल 
तेरा नाम कहता हूँ 
पागलों की तरह 
शायरों की तरह 
आशिकों की तरह

Miss You

I miss 
our long and lovely talks 
your long and lovely hair 
I miss your--
sweet voice 
lost 
in your memories 
I call your name 
everyday 
like insane people 
like poets 
like lovers.

May 20, 2023 2

Rhyme Without a Reason

You change with the seasons 
But I stay the same, you call it treason 
You’ve convinced them, you’re the One 
Now all of them call me demon 
You think you’ve won, beaten 
Me and my followers like the Sun 
Are ever present and consistent 
We will occupy, uncover your mission 
Every opportunity, we will seize and 
End you and your seasons.

May 19, 2023 4

Perfect Day (shadorma)

all day play 
no true achievement 
passing time 
all alone 
sitting in garden at dusk 
drinking sangria

posted over at Tanka Tuesday

May 18, 2023 13

Trouble

Towering over my head 
Raining down on me 
Opening old wounds 
Unbearable weight 
Boulders of broken dreams 
Love unmet 
Expectations

Linked to W3 poetry prompt

May 17, 2023 21

Summer Sonnet

Summer sun is shining on above me,
I am walking—trying my best to find
What I lost—something pure, a piece of me
I used to keep hidden from people’s eyes.

No one here, not even birds are present
This summer afternoon, the silent park
Complains of the heat and absent children,
I try to listen closely—a dog barks.

Dangling swings moving in the summer wind
Inviting me to swing for little time
Till children come to play in the evening
I sit and the peace, I finally find.

I play with the sand with my hushed, bare feet.
The heat is comforting, the silence’s sweet.

posted over at dverse: OLN

May 17, 2023 20

Dear Mirror

I hated you for a long time 
All those tiny details you showed 
Those reflections and inversions 

Perversions of people made me hate 
The naked truth you showed 
But with time I’ve found—

Love hidden underneath 
our bad spots and blemishes 
I love you!

44 words

posted over at dverse

May 16, 2023 23