Daily Verse
Week 3, January 2024
Seismic Shifts
by Kavita Ratna 15th January 2024
Seismic
shifts
are embedded
in nature.
Like sudden
death.
Gone in a
moment,
irretrievably.
The expiry dates
stamped
on 'rinanubandha'.
How to comprehend,
let alone
fight such
vagaries of destiny?
When lacerations,
begin to close in,
someday,
may learn to
bow down,
in gratitude,
as,
equally arbitrarily,
what was cherished,
might never ever
have even
come to be.
Haiku
Haiku
by Suresh Babu, 16th January 2024
pranayama
grandma’s vilom
reeks of garlic chutney
first rain
the hair dye stains
on his cheeks
spring morning
a carpenter ant
nests in the bonsai banyan
Return
ByBelinda Behne 17th January 2024
She removes her hat
Prayer flags flutter in her hair
She smells of Winter
In high mountain passes
Our spirits catch fire
We rise with her on the crisp clean air
Joyful at her return
Praying for Peace
Haiku
by Steliana Cristina Voicu 18th January 2024
raspberry hand cream ritual…
my mom tells me
how she met my father
Sunday relaxing -
sketching a haiku
for each flower pot
almond blossoms
near my mirror…
the wind ripples the moon
a pinch of cardamom…
the coffee shop turns into
oriental story
Revival
By Sasha Clark, 19th January 2024
Winding down the day
I feel the energies ebb
as the world finds sleep
Each morning bears the potential
for revival
As the flower wakes to the rising sun
with brilliant energy and vibrant color
So too can we greet the day
A revival of our spirit
A fresh new start
with stunning potential
Biographies of Poets
Kavita Ratna is a children's rights activist, poet and a theatre enthusiast. ‘Sea Glass’ is her anthology of poems published by Red River. Her poems have appeared in The Kali Project: Invoking the Goddess within, A little book of serendipity, Triveni Hakai India, Haiku in Action, the Scarlet Dragon, the Cold Moon Journal, Five Fleas Itchy poetry, Stardust Haiku and Parcham
