Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Haiku Moments in Africa

...in Kenyan urban countryside


has the bougainvillea
tinted the peach blossoms and painted
the sunset sky?


male bronze sunbird  
finds its voice, romances  
the porch mirror


notes float on air
sweet song of streaky seedeater
spoilsport morning chores



faint evening breeze
ferries scent of frangipani
instant aromatherapy!





at the bird bath
birds of different feathers
flock together


at last, the first bud...
alas, falls victim to the gardener's hoe
my poor Allamanda!




at dusk fall
the robin-chat of my mind
melancholy calls




mousebird parties
feasting on peaches
tree of seeds


on my patio
Van Gogh’s blue iris
comes alive















molten mauve
path paved with petal-drops
Jacaranda showers


in the vegetable patch
mousebirds nibble on greens
under the scarecrow




squatting, waiting, warming
fiscal mother breathes life
into her brood





common shrike
chirrs its curtain call
another day gone


at feet patter
butterflies take wing
yellow petals scatter












king-size sunflower head
grosbeak weaver mama and toto
nestle onto a cozy bed


overhead, a kite trills
how can you tell if it is
Kenya or India?


1 comment:

  1. Padmaja, you've truly turned Nairobi-stay into a spell of self-discovery!

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