ugadi-
one more butterfly
flits away
Under the Basho, 2014
muntharis
all the shades of green
around her
Under the Basho, 2014
spring fever
a cuckoo cooing
my heart out
World Haiku Review, April 2014
spring evening
the slate of rooftops
shades the sky
World Haiku Review, April 2014
savouring
the kiss of first love-
cherry blossoms
Asahi Haikuist Network, April 04, 2014
scorching day
my dad pours water
for the ants
Under the Basho 2014
arctic tern
flying overseas
for a job
Gems Anthology, The Bamboo Hut Press, 2014
wringing day
bundles of washed clothes
let off steam
Asahi Haikuist Network, 2 May 2014
monsoon walk
the smell of a millipede
underfoot
Gems Anthology, The Bamboo Hut Press, 2014
sand dunes-
the kids catch raindrops
on their tongues
European Kukai #6 Summer 2014, 4th Place
deep winter
the waterfall
doesn't fall
Presence, Issue #50, 2014
frosty night
i tuck a duvet
around her grave
Paper Wasp, June 2014
december
a frosty wind blows
my breath away
Honorable mention in the Diogen Pro Winter Haiku 2013 Contest
midday sun-
even the shadows
in hiding
Cattails, May 2014
footfalls
darkness creeps up
twig by twig
ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳು
ಕಡ್ಡಿ ಕಡ್ಡಿಗೆ
ಬೆಳೆವ ತಮ
hejjegaḷu
kaḍḍi kaḍḍige
beḷeva tama
Cattails, May 2014
London train-
the sun skitters
off a colt
Cattails, September 2014
long shadows
the rustle of leaves
behind me
ನಿಡುನೆಳಲು
ಎಲೆಯ ಸರಸರ
ಬೆನ್ಹಿಂದೆ
niḍu neḷalu
eleya sarasara
benhinde
Ardea, Issue #4, 2014
dusting of dew –
a road-sweeper scrapes
the night away
Blithe Spirit, Issue 24.3, August 2014
our dream hut
the thatched roof leaks
moonbeams
Shiki Kukai, July 2014, 3rd place
sacred chank-
a prayer echoes
off the walls
Editor’s Choice, Cattails, May 2014
her voice grows
fainter down the trail-
monsoon rain
Cattails, September 2014
summer breeze
fragrance of jasmine
in my tea
ಬಿಸಿಗಾಳಿ
ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯ ಗಮ
ಚಹದಲ್ಲಿ
bisigāḷi
malligeya gama
cahadalli
Ardea, Issue #4, 2014
cuckoo song
tasting the fragrance
of mangoes
ಕುವುಕುವೂ
ಕಂಪ ಸವಿಯುವೆ
ಮಾವುಗಳ
Ardea, Issue #4, 2014
crossing my eyes
and dotting my tea
houseflies
Frogpond Issue 37:2, June 2014
the mousetrap
yet again the shrew
plays Houdini
Creatrix, Issue #25, June 2014
a trapped bumble bee
thumping against the window
a roomful of hands
Haiku Journal, Issue #28, 2014
crows gather
together we lunch
in silence
Brass Bell, May 2014
butterfly
a sunflower droops
under it's weight
Brass Bell, June 2014
battlefield
the grass overrun
by sheep
A Hundred Gourds, Issue 3.4, 2014
misty night
all her signals
misread
Creatrix, Issue #25, June 2014
Haiku in English...
i turn every page gasping
at all the blank space
Blithe Spirit, Issue 24.3, August 2014
sizzling pan
amma and i share
our old joke
Under the Basho 2014
bubbling soup
the dishes saying
what she doesn't
Under the Basho 2014
burns unit-
another cocoon
unravels
Gems Anthology, The Bamboo Hut Press, 2014
son's concert
the applause echoes
my heartbeat
Gems Anthology, The Bamboo Hut Press, 2014
high window-
he swings himself up
with a grunt
Gems Anthology, The Bamboo Hut Press, 2014
class reunion-
old buddies share
diet coke
Cattails, May 2014
the void
after the breakup
tea fills it
Cattails, May 2014
tropical cyclone—
the Palar river widens
the onlookers’ eyes
Blithe Spirit, Issue 24.3, August 2014
morning dew
on the farmer's brow
beads of sweat
Indian Kukai #8, 5th place
gust of wind
i wrap my hands round
the oil lamp
Creatrix, Issue #25, June 2014
the green all at once the rooks
Under the Basho 2014
joss sticks letting the ghosts go one by one
Under the Basho 2014
departing the tightness in that hug
Under the Basho 2014