Special doodle by Aubrie Cox

 I am the happy recipient of this special doodle by Aubrie Cox, which she gifted to me because I happened to be the 2000th commentator on her blog Yay Words.

Isn't this lovely? I love the accompanying ku also!

Love you, Aubrie!

he doodles, you ku - week 1

We  have already begun the second week of He doodles, you ku at Aubrie Cox's blog Yay Words and these are the poems I posted in response to HM Yuan's doodles, but I think they sound better and make much more sense when read alongside the doodles, so I'd suggest you take a look here or click on the corresponding day below, to see each day's doodles and read all the beautiful responses by other poets.

 My poems:

(Day 1)

this wait
for the balloon man-
summer grass growing

(Day 2)

coffee mist…
I wonder if he left
the ring back home

(Day 3)

the things you tell me,
the things you don’t…
spring sky

(Day 4)

s t r e t c h i n g s t r e t c h i n g
I return to myself

(Day 5)

recess hour
those tamarind balls
over too soon

(Day 6)

hands entwined
at the top of the Ferris wheel

(Day 7)

in your shadow-
trying out
my new wings

 or,

in your shadow-

I learn to spread 

my new wings

(Day 8)

day after
day after day-
eating alone
at the table
meant for twelve

and

 old moon carrying you in my pocket this long day

Doodle ku 27

The last of my ku that was included in Things with Wings.

snail trail...
i scribble
on the belated card

Doodle ku 26

March 26

This must have been the most charming of all the doodles by Aubrie and i hope my response did justice to it.

how to hold
a tulip glass...
the bee's bumbling ways

Doodle ku 25

March 25

the child-
a pawn between
the couple

This one has not been included in the collection, but you can read so many lovely takes on this doodle by different poets in Things with Wings.

Doodle ku 24 - Things with Wings

March 24

stars
not wished upon-
now that the dandelion...

Doodle ku 23 - Things with Wings

One of my favorites again!

Imagine, imagine! What's awaiting me inside that beautiful jewelry box? Aubrie's doodles have that inexplicable quality that could really make the imagination soar!
The ku came effortlessly.

imagining
how it must be...
cherry blossom rain

Things with Wings, the collection by Aubrie Cox, could be downloaded here.

Doodle ku 20 - Things with Wings

March 20

old globe-
the blue of the oceans
fading

Doodle ku 16

old letters--
the yellowing scent
of decayed words

Though this one was not included in the collection, I loved doing it!

Doodle ku 17 - Things with Wings

March 17

falling stars...
do you hear the stillness
crackling?

To read some beautiful poems on this doodle by Aubrie Cox, you could download Things with Wings here

Doodle ku 15 - Things with Wings

I absolutely adored this doodle. It spoke to me of spring and dew-laden mornings. The ku followed naturally.

how we spent
the cold, cold nights...
blossoms, too, chime in

Doodle ku 12 - Things with Wings

March 12

Though a lovely sketch, initially I found this a little challenging to ku on...but finally came up with this!

cutting flowers
to fit the vase
petals scatter in silence

Doodle ku 11 -Things with Wings

March 11

back home--
in the doorway
the big black
umbrella
of my Dad

I loved the doodle again and though these are mushrooms, that was enough to get me started on "umbrellas", one of my all-time favourite prompts!

There are five other lovely poems on this doodle in the collection Things with Wings...but I enjoyed writing this one!

Doodle ku 8 - Things with Wings

Of all the doodles by Aubrie, this has been among my top 3 or 4 favourites. This image has also been used by her on the cover of Things with Wings.






March 8

spring break--
till the water's edge
and back for dinner

Doodle ku 7- Things with Wings

March 7

crackling candlelight-
through the window
a murmur of rain

For many other beautiful poems on this doodle, read Things with Wings.

Doodle ku 6 - Things with Wings

March 6

giving in
soon
i am the wind


undressing
petal by petal

Doodle ku 3 & 4 - Things with Wings

March 3


my poetry
so much better
as paper cranes

March 4

shangri-la...
carried
by the dragonfly's wings

All doodles by Aubrie Cox.
Ku by me.

To read many other poems on these doodles, download the PDF copy of Things with Wings! Believe me, it's worth that small trouble!

Things with Wings...Doodle ku 2

"Things with Wings and other poems", Aubrie Cox's compilation of selected poems along with her doodles,(remember"I doodle, you ku", the fun project we had participated in on her blog Yay Words back in March? I had blogged about it here) is finally online!And what a fantastic collection it has turned out to be!I am so happy to have 15 of my poems featured there alongside the work of many other poet friends of mine! Download the pdf copy here if you want to feast your eyes on Aubrie's awesome doodles and some amazingly brilliant poems from first to last.

Over the next few days, I plan to feature in this space, all my poems that have been included in the collection (and also a few that have not been included) paired with Aubrie's original doodles.

I begin at the beginning, on March 2nd, where my poem first makes an appearance.

sun down the wake of a red-tailed hawk