one from Shiki kukai and Atlas Poetica issue 18

 nowhere-bound

the chatter of fallen leaves

at midnight

(Shiki kukai,May 2014)

And that reminds me ( though I don't know why this, the above, should remind me of that), of the October issue of Atlas Poetica, a tanka collection by Indian poets, where I also have had one tanka featured alongside many other friends.Many lovely poems in there...you can read it HERE.

brass bell :tea haiku

After "moon haiku", it's time for "tea haiku" at Brass bell haiku journal this month and trust me, you won't want to miss the brew,whether you are a tea-lover or coffee-drinker.There are quite a few lovely verses in there by poets who are well-known as well as newbies.A couple of mine are also featured there.
Do check out the November issue of this new journal by Zee Zahava here: Brass bell haiku