Tanka 4 Read Single →
her fingers scribble
his name on the sand
silently letting the waves
sweep away …
as they did, his body
From ULR
Issue 5 – Human Rights
Tanka and 6 other poems
A potent voice rises from memorys fractured depths, flowing like azure currents, healing the Bodys profound grief, asserting fierce Agency against patriarchy.
Tanka 3 Read Single →
kintsugi
azure waters
fill the cracks of my poems
I heal
I heal
Tanka 1 Read Single →
shiuli flower
trembles in the night breeze
and perishes at dawn …
what shall I give into
but the burden of my karma
Tanka 2 Read Single →
starlit night …
on a pavement
in tattered clothes
a beggar sings Kabira
enlightening the passers-by
Untold Read Single →
Woman,
with her powerful weapon,
voice
is a river
without shore
Abandoned Read Single →
birds migrate
farther
Oh abandoned one
Haiku Read Single →
silent waters —
holding the ache
beneath
blood moon —
fury of high tides
in his eyes
torn apart
piece by piece —
wildflower
an old peepal —
bare limbs
hang in the air
ashes —
the stench of
patriarchy in the air
Tejinder Sethi
A nutritionist by profession,Teji Sethi transitioned from micronutrients to micro poetry. A poet at heart, she’s charmed by the beauty and musicality in nature. Teji’s bilingual poems in free verse, haikai verse, and works of art have found a home in numerous national and international venues. She believes that a rich tapestry of experiences lives within us as stories and these stories define us, connect us and outlive us when we are gone! She is the founder editor of Triya, a bilingual space for haiku, tanka and micro poems. www.thetriyamag.org, insta: tejisethi13 poetry books: kapaas ke phool, uncharted roads, moss laden walls.