Yin and yang

The sky was beautiful today. It was the yin and yang of the sky's. A wonderfully orange sunrise set against the blue sky complete with puffy and streaky white clouds, and right next to it a huge mushroom cloud, so menacing and powerful. It gave way to this haiku in me.

Orange and blue sky

Black mushroom umbrella-

Sunrise in the rain

October 2015
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Haiku 182 – Optimism

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around every corner

coming fast at you-

a perfect miracle

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Dance – Haiku 180

Back after a holiday from the computer...a holiday filled with doctors and physiotherapy and a painkillers that gave me a rash and 4 days of facial edema...and now I faithfully sit in front of my dear comp with a collar around my neck..Woof! Woof!

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full moon night-

the leaves dance

behind a silver drape

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Learning to hunt - Haiku169

I found this photo and felt it conveyed a lot more than what it seems...here's my take.

Feel free to pen a photo inspired haiku as a comment...:)

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high headed sniff

studied eyes steady-

wildebeest at the river

as grasshoppers dance

in the tall alert grass-

cubs smell the fear

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Sea cliff – Haiku 177

Akin to a tired mother waiting for her children to fall asleep

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jaded sea cliff -

boisterous waves

calm down just twice a day







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watchful eyes wait 
to droop and rest-
 tomorrow too a high-tide day 

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Warm Nest - Haiku 165

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wings on first flight-

warm nest

for falling leaves

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Goodbye - Haiku 176

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falling leaves surf the wind

twirl around often

to wave goodbye

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Morning - Haiku 172

Good morning to all of you!...am back after a short intentional hiatus away from blogging...the reason?...Nothing.

Sometimes even blogging can get monotonous...a rat race for eyeballs and comments!

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bull’s eye on toast-

the sun climbs up

the orange juice 

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Elephant - Haiku 168

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serenity sea shone on-

till the elephant slurped in

the high moon

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Umbrella – Haiku 181

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under grandpa’s umbrella

papa takes baby steps

into the rain

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Pen and Paper - Haiku 176

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tears and thunder

as pen touches paper-

monsoon storm

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Cicada - Haiku 174

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cicada cries all night-

maybe she heard

her forests’ story

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Nightmares - Haiku 173

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wait open-eyed

 in the shower 

for nightmares to soften 

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Blemish - Haiku Heights

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crooked man’s

beautiful face-

refined blemish

for 

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Sandgrains - Haiku 162

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days chase days

wrinkles connect wrinkles-

life’s sandgrains in slowmotion

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Waiting - Haiku 167

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waiting for him-

my universe, the clock,

and the watchman’s whistle

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Doormat - Haiku 166

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winter night-

the stray dog eyes

‘welcome’ doormat

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Haiku 164 wipers

 
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ducks in a V-

car wipers

clear the route

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Peacock - Haiku 163

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peacocks dance-

dark clouds part

to spot light

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Alarm - Haiku 162

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newborn cry

 through the walls-

morning alarm

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