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saidevo
17 May 2008, 10:47 PM
Writing a haiku looks simple but is actually difficult: you get ideas and a torrent of words. All of them you must reduce: to 3 lines, 17 syllables; 5 syllables on the first line, 7 on the second and 5 on the third. Plus a personal experience, outlook and a seasonal theme.

God through idols? How?
Prim'tive! I'm modern: only
icons to click here.

Raindrops move and merge
on wires outside: Advaita!
Leftovers for maid.

You are me and I
am you: so you foot the bill.
My purse, I forgot!

Loans for dhobis--for
donkeys: ne'er paid back, seize them!
Bank lost its papers.

Tomorrow ne'er comes.
Today and yesterdays, right?
All loose threads--my life!

satay
18 May 2008, 12:39 PM
Namaste saidevo,

I enjoy reading Haikus but not creative enough to write my own.
Thanks for this and other thread.

saidevo
02 June 2008, 10:26 PM
Eyes caress the stars--
But fingers embrace only
my room window bars.
(adopted from a Tamil poem by Mu.Metha)

Fingers deftly play
the Veena strings--while my eyes
only remain shut.

Wife's morning 'kolams'--
Greedy ravens, squirrels leave
nothing for the ants.

(A 'kolam' is a decorative artwork drawn on the floor with flour.)