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Silent Sentinel – Haiku – A Poem by Anita Bacha

A perched observer

The crow watches the traffic –

Silent sentinel

Anita Bacha

Golden Rays – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha

Golden rays emerge

Blushing luster on your face

A gleam in your eyes

Extrapolate in tandem

Worth zillion stars in the sky

Anita Bacha

Legacy – A Poem by Anita Bacha

In her steps,I tread

Her love a guiding light

With every word she said

She showed me what is right

Lovely as a summer day

She taught me by example

In her own gentle caring way

Her wisdom a precious sample

I picked her pen when she left

Her legacy in my hands

In my poems and in my writes

My mom’s spirit forever stands

Anita Bacha

Leaves – A Collection of Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Poems by Anita Bacha

Dear friends,poetry lovers and readers,

I am glad to announce that I have just added a new release to my repertoire –

LEAVES

It’s a collection of short poems,namely haiku,senryu and tanka written fondly with you in mind.

I picked up my quill after a long illness to compile this collection of haiku, senryu and tanka poems which, has been a major part of my recovery.Writing every day, no thrice a day, is my secret potion. On a naughty note, I wanted to prove to my ophthalmologist that writing won’t make me blind.

What is Leaves about?

Choosing a title for a poetry book is not an easy task especially when it comes to a collection of short poems.

One morning, I was gazing at the overcast sky when a yellow leaf fell at my feet, followed by another, yet another. Deeply marveled and inspired by Mother Nature’s cycle of life, I have named my new collection of short poems, LEAVES. Each poem molded, shaped, colored differently is a leaf from Mother Nature’s Notebook.

This collection of traditional and modern haiku, senryu and tanka is divided in three parts. The first one consists of haiku unfolding the four seasons of the year, starting with summer and ending with winter. The second comprises senryu and, the third and last one includes tanka.

Haiku is a Japanese poem of traditionally seventeen syllables in three, short, unrhymed lines. Nature themes and imagery evoking a specific season of the year are the traditional focus of haiku poetry.

Haiku developed from the hokku, the opening lines of a longer poem known as tanka, an ancient form of poetry that consists of 5 lines in a 5/7/5/7/7 syllables count form. The tanka poem is traditionally about seasons, nature and emotions. Senryu is another short form Japanese poetry similar to haiku in construction with three lines and seventeen syllables count. Senryu, however, tend to be about human foibles; they are often cynical and darkly humorous. Haiku is more serious.

Whereas traditional haiku and senryu poets observe strictly the 5/7/5 syllables pattern, modern poets try different syllables count and formats to achieve a more minimalist style.

Intensely perfumed

Queen of Arabian Night

Silken petals rose

Shoreline stroll

Two feet and four paws

Prints in the sand

Happy Reading,my dear friends

Anita Bacha

For more kindly check out LEAVES

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