Ram Krishna Singh
HOMA
Random flames in colors
meld unnamed images of fire
freezing on the kitchen walls
the soot thickens solitude
with dimming watery eyes
and asthmatic mantra
mother offers homa
each day and night
but no Agni is pleased
.
I WALK AGAIN
Rheumatic walking
the crippling lumbar crisis
they pity and pass
the waiting sun
at the naked tree’s corner
my hazy vision
managing to survive
with repair and maintenance
ageing road
revives the dying nerves
her momentary smile in sleep–
I walk again
.
JOURNEY
To win elections
they sponsor chaos chanting
Modi Modi
kill tongues that utter dissent
or oppose foolishness
in the name of Ram
cow, love-jehad, reform
close all windows
making dysfunctional
the holy constitution
with small deities
watching periodic tango
pop up dinners
global collaborations
in newer territories
without money pouring in
dreams rise and sell
feet forward, head backward
relishing lies of
gourmet journey
.
RESURRECTION
The deities are dumb
so they speak
louder and louder
vie with each other
for godhood
descend from mosque top
to Supreme Court
now await
resurrection
.
NOISY SILENCE
Unemptied
the cup of remorse–
begging bowl
before the dumb deity
years of noisy silence
*****
.
Published in Life and Legends, #6, 15 January 2018
Mrs G and Aran. First 2017 Egg
home is an egg
in the land
of their feathers
________ Gwilym Williams
New haiku
snowfall
I breathe in
the entire sky
this weather!
snow from the east
snow from the west
tiny world
much in little,
thrives
falling snow
I am here
nothing but snow
the green frog
on the green leaf -
green.
I breathe in
the entire sky
this weather!
snow from the east
snow from the west
tiny world
much in little,
thrives
falling snow
I am here
nothing but snow
the green frog
on the green leaf -
green.
New haiku
winter cold
birds foraging
in nearby cities
miso with mustard
hidden for years
your smile
with different fillings
sweets for all seasons
your smile
January sun
from the horses’ breath
warm
painted
by a local artist
snowfall
more then
our differences
in differences
birds foraging
in nearby cities
miso with mustard
hidden for years
your smile
with different fillings
sweets for all seasons
your smile
January sun
from the horses’ breath
warm
painted
by a local artist
snowfall
more then
our differences
in differences
New haiku
moon tonight!
she still holds
all her secrets
a lot of fun -
from moonlight
my shadow
chaos and chaos between the two ...silence
end of winter -
the scarecrow gets
new robes
not too much
not too little ...
just right
she still holds
all her secrets
a lot of fun -
from moonlight
my shadow
chaos and chaos between the two ...silence
end of winter -
the scarecrow gets
new robes
not too much
not too little ...
just right
Signals
signals in the night
steady now, keep pace, keep track
geese on route north
-
signaler i nat
rolig nu, hold farten, hold kursen
gæs på ruten nord
Winter
some nights’ sky is clear
dark – cold – and yes December
remember the stars
-
nogle nætter er himlen klar
mørk - kold - og ja december
husker du stjernerne
..hope..>>also a mild kyoka
the tip
of my left hand's
index finger
has the mildest form
of frostbite, others too have hoped
~
..(C)2015 Spiros Zafiris..channeled; spirit
Ram; reaching into the poet's mind
~
of my left hand's
index finger
has the mildest form
of frostbite, others too have hoped
~
..(C)2015 Spiros Zafiris..channeled; spirit
Ram; reaching into the poet's mind
~
(Not to be Repaid)
A word of explanation. I had uploaded this ostensibly to my blog (www.sarvananda.blogspot.com) but didn't look closely enough so it appeared here. Oh well. Enjoy!
Water in the glass
Shakes on the kitchen table
As I am writing.
Shakes on the kitchen table
As I am writing.
Noiseless clod of snow
Falling swiftly to the ground
Followed by others.
Falling swiftly to the ground
Followed by others.
Shadow on the tree
Last for only a second
Then cloud swallows it.
Last for only a second
Then cloud swallows it.
Scattered through the snow
Thin branches are silhouettes
Of a Spring to be.
Thin branches are silhouettes
Of a Spring to be.
Lines along the snow
Borrowed from adjacent fence;
(Not to be repaid).
Borrowed from adjacent fence;
(Not to be repaid).
Many woodpeckers
Have feasted on this old stump.
Now, it's mainly holes.
Have feasted on this old stump.
Now, it's mainly holes.
Lying off the road
Small Siberian tundra;
(Visiting Woodstock?)
Small Siberian tundra;
(Visiting Woodstock?)
The road is empty;
All I have for company
Is my monkey mind.
Toyokuni Utagawa
Utagawa Toyokuni - 1769-1825
Toyokuni Utagawa was one of the great printmakers of the late 18th century who made himself known by his ukiyo-e of beautiful women and later of actors.As the head of the Utagawa school he was also the most influential man on the next generation of ukiyo-e designers.
Kabuki Actor and Mt. Fuji
Kabuki Actor Portrait Matsumoto Koshiro
Kabuki Actor Portrait Sawamura Sojuro III
Kabuki Actor Portrait Matsumoto Koshiro V
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