Ram Krishna Singh

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

Winterlight

freezing fog last night
ice nucleates on each twig
everything glitters

Revealing

Mrs G and Aran. First 2017 Egg

Mrs G and Aran. First 2017 Egg

home is an egg 

in the land 

of their feathers

  

________  Gwilym Williams

Still as a statue

Merging into the brown leaves--

The Easter Bunny?

all is transience
 destroyed by my  own hand's heat
 one perfect snowflake

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.

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 

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

Magic Roadside Pond

Under the water

Trees grow in patches of sky;

Magic roadside pond.

Against the Pale Sun

Against the pale sun

Silhouetted tree stands out

In gray morning light.

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

Ice puddles again;
Winter dons it frozen shape.
Dim geometry.

 

 

 

 

cherished mold gardens
shrivel in Seattle's drought
Winter's been cancelled

flitting through the glades
haiku shouted to the wind
gleeful transience

..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
~

(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.

Noiseless clod of snow
Falling swiftly to the ground
Followed by others.

 

 Shadow on the tree
Last for only a second
Then cloud swallows it.

 

 Scattered through the snow
Thin branches are silhouettes
Of a Spring to be.

 

Lines along the snow
Borrowed from adjacent fence;
(Not to be repaid).

 

 Many woodpeckers
Have feasted on this old stump.
Now, it's mainly holes.

Lying off the road
Small Siberian tundra;
(Visiting Woodstock?)

The road is empty;
All I have for company
Is my monkey mind.

moonset over Tam
bleery Winter inversion
soft-focus dreamscape

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