This morning I look
At my face in the mirror
I see the wrinkles
Like clarity of pure water
The beauty of growing old
Anita Bacha
CLARITY – A TANKA POEM by Anita Bacha
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Noisy Fish Market – Tanka Poem by Anita Bacha
Noisy fish market
Sellers shouting aloud
Hurried to sell fast
The fresh catch of the day
Buyers bargain best price
Anita Bacha
Dear friends and poets, above is my participation to the Thursday Tanka of
https://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/
The prompt is market.
Enjoy 😊
Riot Police – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha
riot police fires
the demonstrators disperse –
a child left behind
smoke and silence on the streets
nobody hears him crying
Anita Bacha
Dear All,
Above is an imaginative and fictional tanka poem written to the challenge prompt ‘police ‘of Tanka Thursday Prompts in X
Thank you for viewing and reading.
Anita Bacha
BOOK LAUNCH- LEAVES by Anita Bacha
LEAVES, A Collection of Haiku, Senryu and Tanka Poems was released in July 2024. It immediately gained a lot of popularity in Kindle Amazon and readers started to purchase the paperback, the kindle and to read for free. I was happy. Readers believe in me and in my work.
At the same time, I was sad. Amazon is not available in my birth country, Mauritius. The only thing I could do was to bring LEAVES to my faithful audience in Mauritius. I did.
Organized in a jiffy, the main hall of Mauritius Gymkhana Club was booked for Wednesday 04 2024. The books were expected to arrive from U.S.A by special delivery on Tuesday 03. Invitations were sent.
The Big Day arrived in a flash.
The hall was packed with keen, enthusiastic guests and my followers on social media.
Welcome address by Mr. Yogen Bacha, Master of Ceremony and laudable words about me, the author and, about LEAVES, my book were a terrific start for the evening. Quote-
‘Leaves’ is a poetic exploration of Nature, seasons and the human experience, blending haiku, senryu and tanka to create a vibrant tapestry of emotion and imagery. This collection is a tribute to the beauty of life’s fleeting moments and a testament to Mrs. Bacha’s mastery of poetic expression.
My colleague at The Bar, Mridula , Govind Nagi, Mr. Mauritius 2024 and others read poems from LEAVES. Applause filled my ears.
Last I picked up the mic to address the audience.
It was a rather long speech interlaced by recital of tanka poems by me.
I have chosen a few excerpts from my speech that may interest you, my dear friends-
‘I started the project of writing a second collection of short poems after the resounding success of my debut anthology of haiku, ‘PINK MOON’. However, the journey was filled with moments of doubts, tiredness, sleepless nights and health problems.’
‘LEAVES is a collection of haiku, senryu and tanka poems that I wrote during the past two years. It is more than just an anthology of short poems of Japanese style in English to me. It’s an expression of thanks to Mother Nature. Leaves come and go similar to the cycle of life and death.’
‘It’s a reflection of the human spirit, our capacity for resilience and, the power of hope in the darkest times.’
‘My readers, both longtime fans and those just discovering my work, this book is for you. Your views, likes, messages and support on the social media, WordPress, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have fueled my passion to write. I hope LEAVES resonates with you and perhaps offers you a new perspective of life challenges just as I have left a piece of myself in every word.
I am signing off with these words ‘This is my last book’.
Anita Bacha
Sponsored by Hibiscus Boutique Hotel Mauritius.
Happy viewing and reading, my friends.
Footsteps – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha
Autumn walk
Sound of footsteps
Crunching leaves
Echo loudly
In the stillness
Anita Bacha
Footsteps is the prompt of #TankaSocietyofAmerica for this week #TankaThursday and #TankaPoem
I was walking to the bakery to buy bread for breakfast and was deep in thought.Suddenly I heard the sound of my footsteps crunching fallen brown leaves 🍂. Simultaneously my Apple in my jacket pocket notified me of the above prompt.
I immediately jot down the above short piece on my iPhone and posted it as quick as lightning ⚡️
My feelings when I did so were ‘ I was living the peace and quietness of an Autumn walk away from the maddening crowds interrupted unduly by my boots, fallen leaves and my iPhone.
Thank you for reading,my friends.
Happy start of the week
Fall in Old Graveyard – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha
Gusty blowing winds
Tree leaves swirl around
Fall in old graveyard
Drying under snow
Green sprouts in Spring tide
Above modern tanka is penned using the prompt word’ graveyard’ of Tanka Society of America
https://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/
Thank you for reading!
Anita Bacha
The Fall – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha
Blowing strong winds
Robed in auburn leaves
The Fall dances
Moving on lonely
Embracing the change
Anita Bacha
Happy New Week, my dear friends.
Kindly check out for more inspiring short poems at
Whorling Auburn Leaves – Tanka – A Short Poem by Anita Bacha
Whorling auburn leaves
Whispers of autumn embrace
Summer bids farewell
Radiance of the sun fades
Scented chrysanthemum blooms
For more short poems, dear friends, kindly check out my new release-
LEAVES: A COLLECTION OF HAIKU SENRYU AND TANKA POEMS https://amzn.eu/d/hbod0yQ
Thank you!
Have a lovely October!
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
Tropical Twilight – Tanka – A Poem by Anita Bacha
Overwhelmed with awe
At its own beauty, the sun
Above waves of clouds
Rises majestically
In the tropical twilight
Happy Thursday, My Friends!
Anita Bacha
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