by Ramesh Anand
autumn sky
patches of twilight
in the falling leaf
autumn dawn
mother serves white rice
on an almond leaf
autumn dawn
she sees a white hair
in my mustache
autumn
listening deep
to my inner voice
on a stone bench
mother fingers her wrinkles
autumn loneliness
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ABOUT THE POET ~
Ramesh Anand authored Newborn Smiles, a book of haiku poetry published by Cyberwit.Net Press. His haiku has appeared in many publications, across 11 countries, including Bottle Rockets Press, ACORN, Magnapoets, The Heron's Nest, Simply Haiku and Frogpond. His Haiku has been translated in German, Serbian, Japanese, Croatian and Tamil. His short verses have been honored by Muse India, Voicesnet and Boloji. He has been nominated and shortlisted for Muse India's young writer award 2012. He blogs at http://ramesh-inflame.blogspot.com
Last updated February 24, 2013