Milky way --
one by one fireflies
up the hill
 

#1, Haiku "Aha" Moment contest, August , 2014, PoetrySoup, (Regina Riddle, sponsor)

 


summer greetings --
amidst cedar flowers
cockatoos find a home

Tamarind Magazine (issue #8), July 2014

 

morning raga --
another cockatoo warbles
in the backyard


brass bell: a haiku journal, July 2014

 

first light --
still under the quilt
I chase my dreams


Cattails, Sept 2014

 


burgeoning dawn --
camel footprints
on the dune

121th. WHA Haiga Contest

 


another day
rising through the bare branches --
autumnal equinox
 

Daily Haiga, Month 2014

 


mood swings --
changing colours
of the summer sky

Daily Haiga, Month 2014

 


new moon –
another wishing lamp
on father’s grave

Modern Haiku, (issue 45:3), September 2014

 


once again
clouds float on the river --
midsummer lull

DailyHaiga, August 2014

 


morning alarm --
splatter of rain drops
on my window

Carribean Kukai, #51, 6th Place

 



mood swings --
changing colours
of the summer sky

DailyHaiga, September 2014

 


another day
through the bare branches --
autumnal equinox

DailyHaiga, 2014

 


new moon --
my wishing lamp
on the holy river

Issa Untidy Hut, 2014

 

 

farewell --
last maple leaf falls
on the placid lake

Writers Asylum, April 2014

 

garlands of jasmine
float on the holy river
temple bells …

Writers Asylum, April 2014

 

 

mirror reflection --
paper boats floating
on summer clouds


The Mustard Grain, August 2014, issue 1.1

 


spring hymn --
a sparrow warbles
again and again

The Mustard Grain, August 2014, issue 1.1

 


monochrome clouds --
outside every house
the Christmas lights

The Mustard Grain, August 2014, issue 1.1

 


siesta --
clatter of utensils
in the kitchen

The Mustard Grain, August 2014, issue 1.1

 

scented dusk --
whiff of jasmine
passes by me

The Mustard Grain, August 2014, issue 1.1

 

punting down backwaters —
monsoon clouds
over coconut trees

Personal Best 2014, Under the Basho

 


emptiness --
a bare tree still awaits
the spring

122th. WHA Haiga Contest

 

summer idleness --
once again finding
shapes in clouds

Indian Kukai #6, 6th Place

 

silence of snowfall –
tinkling temple bells
in the valley

THE KLOSTAR IVANIC HAIKU COMPETITION 2014, certificate for commendations mention.

 

empty roads --
branches still wear
the Christmas lights

Gems Anthology, 2014


pregnant clouds
carrying the full moon --
mother’s day

Gems Anthology, 2014


on canvas
still painting the summer sky --
autumn equinox

Gems Anthology, 2014

 

walking uphill --
falling snow fills
in my footsteps

Gems Anthology, 2014

 

monks follow
dangling wind chimes --
silence of snowfall

Gems Anthology, 2014


hollow wave --
gray clouds drifting
across the sky

Gems Anthology, 2014

 

spring hymn --
bamboo flute echoes
in the valley


Gems Anthology, 2014


dust storm --
footprints vanishing
into the dune

Gems Anthology, 2014


last maple leaf
falls onto the placid lake --
farewell

Gems Anthology, 2014


dappled sunlight--
melted snow on her
grave

Gems Anthology, 2014


starry night --
white jasmine floats
on the holy river

brass bell: a haiku journal, July 2014


summer greetings --
once again water lilies
float on the clouds

Caribbean Kukai ( CKK #53, Third Place, August 2014)

 

falling rain still my paper boat sails over the moon

brass bell: a haiku journal, July 2014

 


wearing snow a bare tree awaits the spring


One-line Haiku, Under the Basho, 2014

 


autumn midnight --
amid creaking windows
reading Frankenstein

ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, September 5th, 2014


May loo --
sip of coconut water
runs down my mouth


ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK, September 5th, 2014

 

drinking fountain
wipes off her kajal
summer solstice


Asahi Haikuist Network, May 30, 2014

 

monsoon clouds
over cardamom plants --
tinkling cow bell

 

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014


hot winds --
swaying silhouette of branches
bow at the grave

 

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 

a baby swings
in mother's womb --
midsummer lull


fourth place Indian Kukai, #5




in sound sleep the first kick in my womb


Under the Basho, 2014

four-leaf clover
floats on a pond --
raindrops

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 


dappled sunlight --
melted snow on her
grave

Whispers, April 2014



winter blizzards --
burning briquettes coddles
cold fingers

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014



heavy rains --
the grasshopper creeps
into the box

Frogpond 37:2, the spring/summer issue.2014


along the coast --
sipping coconut water
she spins her cloche



Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 

 

summer heat --
kajal residue settles
under the eyes



VerseWrights, May 2014




heavy downpour --
children sailing paper boats
in a drain

 

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 

cirrus clouds –
red cherries hanging
from the rowan tree

Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 


spring hymn --
a nesting chickadee
warbles

 

Whispers, April 2014



vernal equinox --
first kick of a baby
in my womb



Taj Mahal Review – June 2014

 


first light--
pelting holy river
with marigolds


VerseWrights, May 2014