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Haiku for the twelve months of the year from around the world. |
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Haiku for the twelve months of the year from around the world. |
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Poet: Dr. Angelee Deodhar Region: Chandigarh, Punjab, India |
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JANUARY Sky |
new year's day soaring through the cirrus a mosaic of kites |
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FEBRUARY Death |
a pale dawn a dead jellyfish the color of sky |
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MARCH Flight |
lake mist— through it the cries of the last migratory birds |
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APRIL Flowers |
sketching wild flowers the scent of grass— in my crayons |
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MAY Land |
waterlogged land amidst the cattails — water snakes |
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JUNE New Life |
ebb tide in every little pool a baby crab |
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JULY Animals |
morning rain— in with the news paper the first tiny frog |
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AUGUST Time |
old sundial now tilting sideways shadows at nine |
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SEPTEMBER Water |
sweet mangoes on the canal bank the splash of naked children |
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OCTOBER Loss |
festival of lights the stars all lost in a volley of fireworks |
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NOVEMBER Aquatic Life |
fish jump up in the soft washing of the lake candle light dinner |
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DECEMBER Family |
christmas day my nursing home family exchanges presents |
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