Hemapriya Chellappan
Born 1991 in India
Hemapriya Chellappan is a haikai poet, illustrator and haiga artist who resides in Pune, India. She took to Japanese literary short forms in the summer of 2019. Ever since her works have been published in various international print journals and e-magazines. Her work has also appeared in Living Senryu Anthology and podcasts. When she isn’t daydreaming she writes jokes, sketches landscapes, hums old songs and makes excellent tea.
even the trees
barely sway
curfew night
Akitsu Quarterly, Spring 2020
mountain cafe
the crispness
of spring air
Akitsu Quarterly, Spring 2020
prairie evening . . .
the golden retriever’s
almost camouflage
origami ─
a mountain folds
into itself
Hokusai’s Wave
sharpening his claws
a feral cat
incessant rains
small talk
dries up
glistening
in the morning sun
squirrel’s tail
in the garden
a lemon sways . . .
warbler song
FreshOut Mag, Sept 2019
bamboo grove
the soft whistle
of a spice finch
autumn deepens
I load my brush
with carmine
Hedgerow, issue #129, Autumn 2019
morning light
the wake-up call
of a bulbul