2013 has been really hectic -- but I did manage to send entries to my favourite Shiki haiku kukai. I am posting all of those entries here. Also, the ones I sent for the newly started Indian kukai.



twilight chaos:
silently
a star swims into view

for the Jan 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "First Calm"


winter night:
the withered tree
festooned with stars

for the Feb 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Withered plants"


at peace
in the sweltering heat:
a buffalo covered in mud !

for the Feb 2013 Shiki free format kukai "Cover"


barefoot --
the warmth
of the sun-kissed steps

for the Jun 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Barefoot"


thunderclap --
the snail
retreats into its shell

for the Jun 2013 Shiki free format kukai "Shell"


first kiss --
sunset clouds
blush crimson

for the Jul 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Evening Glow"


afternoon tea --
... memories scented
with orange peel

for the Sep 2013 Shiki free format kukai "Orange / Tangerine"


a frog jumps
into the night sky:
the Milky Way quivers ...

for the Sep 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Milky Way"


open window:
memories enter
on the wings of an old song

for the Sep 2013 Indian Kukai "Music"


slicing through darkness --
the express train
zips past ...

for the Nov 2013 Indian Kukai "Light"


morning chill ...
once again late
for the school bus

for the Nov 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Morning Chill"


steady downpour:
a raindrop hops
from puddle to puddle

for the Nov 2013 Shiki free format "Puddle"


Christmas eve:
a new star rises
in the river of Heaven

for the Dec 2013 Shiki Kigo kukai "Holidays or celebrations in December"