June ’84

the flag
eating the butterflies . . .
debris, June

Ah! The Bridge

Sun
paid me a visit . . .
oceanic bridge

ਸੂਰਜ
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣੇ ਆਇਆ
ਚੜ੍ਹ ਸਾਗਰ ਦੇ ਝੂਲੇ ! . . .

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ: ਬਲਰਾਮ

( Photograph:
“Chasing the Sunset ….. Glyfada”
by
Elspeth Murdoch )

dreams lie scattered

departing autumn–
a few dreams lie scattered
on the cobbled street

Arvinder Kaur
Haiga: Dalvir Gill

Water Lilies

waiting for the sun
a covenant of angels –
water lilies

Wind-Mill

sun sets
till sun-rise tomorrow . . .
a big wheel

turning the pages

wind
turning the pages –
ruins

a ticket to paradise

half a haiku
one ticket to paradise –
take-off

half a haiku, and
one ticket to the paradise –
take-off

it’s my birthday

first period of
a very long day at the school –
it’s my birthday

Tomb of Homer

the mountain
conquered by her stones –
tomb of Homer

Tomb of Homer. c. 750 B.C.
photograph by Elly Murdoch

her laughter . . .

pearls shining
In darkness . . .
her hearty laugh

River Churning Thoughts

more than water,
this river churning thoughts . . .
granite sentries

Haiku to hokku – Ferris-Wheel

ferris wheel –
hidden behind the mountain
until sunrise

that kite . . .
night and day again
and again

Mirror

with such clarity 
through the dreadful storms,
my image mirrors . . .

A Silent Prayer

ਮੌਨ ਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ . . .
ਛਿਪ ਗਿਆ ਸੂਰਜ
ਧੁੰਧਲਕੇ ‘ਚ

a silent prayer . . .
sun goes down under
the misty haze

Posing on Flowers

Posing on flowers
Eastern Tiger Shallow Tail
Feasting on blooms

Haiga: Dalvir Gill

ਝੜ ਝਖੜ – Gurbani Haiku

ਝੜ ਝਖੜ ਓਹਾੜ ਲਹਰੀ ਵਹਨਿ ਲਖੇਸਰੀ ॥ (SGGS 1410 )
raging storm . . .
the rain floods the land; thousands of
waves rise and surge

Good Ole’ Door

back after long . . .
good old door, welcomes
the same ole way

Missed Photographing

autumn arrives –
this year again, i missed photographing
my garden

Butterflies

Simba at play . . .
butterflies everywhere, in the
bamboo-forest

( Painting by Patricia Ines Gomez )

Silence

silence . . .
the chatter of wind
and bamboo

( Painting by Patricia Ines Gomez )