Rohit

21 Haiku
俳句

Nalluri
 Preface
In everyday life, we do not always get the chance to record - in photo - those
stunning moments that remain embossed in our memories forever.
Wouldn’t it be perfect if we could somehow let the other person know the
exact depth of our emotions during these moments – in words?

Haiku is a poetic art form from the land of the rising sun, which attempts to
do exactly that – usually in three simple lines. The utter simplicity, and the
wonderful irony and contrast that is evident in them, is what attracts me to
this minimalistic art form.
Here, you will find my first attempts at writing Haiku. The more I read on the
subject, the more these attempts seem inadequate. I am going ahead and
publishing them to do justice to the hours spent in idyllic settings and in
tranquil moods, and also to have a foundation or a pedestal from where to
write better Haiku. As always, I will live and learn.

I thank you, dear reader, for taking time out to read these Haiku.

I would like to suggest that you read each one of them slowly, savor them as
you would a piece of dark chocolate, and let the meaning, irony/contrast
soak into you. Haiku is such that it will be understood differently by different
people depending on their experiences and their present mood.
A Haiku should be read like a picture or a painting, that is to say, it’s a very
visual art form. As in a picture, there are many layers that are subtly inter-
woven in the basic fabric of the poem.

I would also like to thank nature for being cordial enough to entice me,
seduce me and lure me into a state of mind where writing these Haiku
became possible. I must say, it put on a spectacular show!

For That and For Everything Else.

Thank You.

Rohit Nalluri.
俳句
 1.

Green frog leaps in air

Splashing the calm blue water –
Thousand greens in blue.
 2.

Three hours of journey

Separates
Re-Union.
 3.

Half of the sun

Hidden by the horizon -
Sunrise or sunset?
 4.

Life and Death are like

Reflections of illusions -
A Mirage mirrored.
 5.

Canopy of trees
In Shattered darkness of night,
Gossamer moonbeams.
 6.

Muddy skies and clean earth

Role reversing
Rain.
 7.

Waiting alone in
White fog in black night - nature
Alone accompanies.
 8.

Moonlight in the dark

Adds a sheen to everything -
White chalk on blackboard.
 9.

Roof and two walls

Meet
Near the spider’s web.
 10.

Clouds Divide Sun's Light

In Brilliant White Broad Strokes;
Sand escapes between my fingers.
 11.

Lonely alley runs

Into a nameless village -
Night in a highway.
 12.

Reflections of sky
On a giant blue-green mirror -
Paddy fields from far.
 13.

Waiting for sunrise

Ashore the endless ocean
Eight-Minute Journey.
 14.

Time slows as rain drops

Against the mud, splashing up -
Flower of water
 15.

THIS DISTANCE BETWEEN US

HURTS --- BECAUSE OUR
S O U L S S T R E T C H .
 16.

Dark, Green forest

Under a stormy, Windy night -
Single yellow flower holds still.
 17.

Everywhere I see,
Like sun in my eye -
Your stunning image.
 18.

Rains roaring rhyme -

My heart rests
Between drops.
 19.

Silent echo -
Many drops drip, drip,
Drip.
 20.

Shifting sands of the desert;

Friends around a campfire
Ignite nostalgia.
 21.

The salty, ocean wind,

Plays with her hair -
Jealous.
Thank

E
N
D
You