1
stopped for years
on the windowsill
a clock that sings
two
An embedded drop
in the half-open cocoon-
winter morning
3
half hidden sun
calls the clouds to thicken:
chanting mantras
4
looking for heat
near a roadside tea stall
beg
5
Ash-stained Sadhus
wash away your sins in sangam-
makar sankranti
6
intense prayer
pushing peace forward
winged perfume
7
on the ring finger
pushing the diamond again-
brave new love
8
lying listless
on withered vine
a golden bird
9
a sleeping snake
curled up between the eggs-
layers of leaves
10
up all night
no angel cares to look–
frosty morning
eleven
Dead flowers
lies with weeds among stones-
winter recedes
12
nippleblack
two juicy grapes
between your fingers
13
morning threshold
one more look at the car in motion-
fading roses
14
seeking refuge
on the wings of the wind
scattered petals
fifteen
faded pink
lies with weeds among stones-
Valentine’s Day
sixteen
lonely
enter your body
mask revealed
17
watching chess
in the tavern
a novice
18
Lonely sunrise –
a butterfly flutters around
dead marigold
19
Surveillance:
chips flying from broken glass
saraswati dance
twenty
she won’t let me touch
her nipples she fears
my octopus push
twenty-one
last night’s rum
Still sucks this morning-
We smile
22
Not only
in midnight misery
easter season
23
At dawn
a little brush with death-
now resurrection
24
mosque dome
lower than mobile towers
Weakest god signal
25
evening sky:
a pale moon behind
listless trees
26
Moonlight
wrapped in a cloudy sheet-
nakedness
27
Hidden
the mountain
when waking up
28
In the path
an injured toad
spectators
29
iced fish
laced with blood
smell of spices
30
Arab Spring-
caring for death and roses
a short bloom
31
midnight dark
wrapped in loneliness
dream escape
32
A frog
bullied in the hedge
snake breakfast
33
Itchy rheumatism
runny nose all day
monsoon
3. 4
rising dawn
from behind the wheel
home still far
35
ready to jump
from the sewer
a frog and my grandson
36
half eaten
fallen under the tree
the last handle
37
unexpected guests
a hell of formality:
third day of ramzan
38
Incense sticks smoke
before the paper goddess:
durga puja
39
the woodpecker
I keep looking for the neem tree:
type VI/4
40
Sleepy
on the old sofa
haiku
41
watching the moon rise
from the old balcony:
guru purnima
42
reading tweets
mixed with Teen Porn:
yoga pants
43
Where has the moon gone?
I saw him two nights ago.
uncertain grace
44
drifting between
my eyes and the moon
floats
Four. Five
drenched in sweat
of his armpits
fragrance
46
no shame my son
sits tight on his pants-
smiling mother
47
she recognizes
the difference in my breath:
drink in your absence
48
the morning dews
touch the hem of her skirt:
flight of first love
49
from the nugget
swirling raindrops
open palms
fifty
Save my night
trauma review
the soul in the temple
51
two big pegs
clogged breasts
night without sex
52
smelly sweatshirt
in the new exam room
two girls talk
53
fresh flowers
before the paper deities:
navrathri
54
love leads to
animal body:
live again
55
The potted peepal
she worships every saturday:
phailin in the backyard
56
non stop rain
limiting myself to Facebook-
depression
57
between the lips
shade of your tea:
lingering taste
58
November-
moths appearing out of nowhere:
diwali waves
59
In the shadow
haiku speaking
to a schmo
60
taste the rose
a blue butterfly
nimble feet
61
Living the grind of life
cycled in infinite loop
feel so limited
62
frequent hunter
a pavement dweller-
christmas again
63
the first winter
in the UGC colony
out of breath all night
64
cyclonic rain
mating with the rising waves-
deserted beach
Sixty-five
Your muscles
squeeze and toes curl:
ecstasy
66
autumn leaves
ride one on top of the other
the monotony of the sun
67
receding crowd
of the street fair-
Jesus in the eyes
68
hidden between the sheets
my senses smoked-
salty honey
69
short life the sun
in the foggy morning:
birthday visit
70
no party
bury wishes
done years ago
71
go alone
an empty shadow
at the mall
72
of the ruins
rises to mute flame:
the song of heaven
