Senryu Collection

On August fifteenth He got married Lost independence On January twenty sixth He signed with tears His wife’s constitution (August fifteenth is the Indian Independence day and January twenty sixth, Indian Republic day from which date the Indian constitution came into force) God shaped faces Man preferred Masks My office is there Amidst herbs, shrubs, trees and cuckoos My music school too “Oho”, shouted a haiku poet “Oho”, echoed the mountains He grumbled “Anthropomorphism” A poet's wife his first audience first victim rolling-pin... useful to roll rotis and control husbands amnesia patient used to go to neighbour’s house even after treatment night long cruise in trance ship via dream islands till dawn of rality Overloaded bus Moves like a pregnant woman Abortion feared Road rollers on move Birds and farmers search For new homes In concrete jungles Cows feed on Wall posters A hobo sleeping Under leaky sky dome Season-proof Small rain Then Sun and a rainbow Dash farmers’ hopes