the crops harvested
bhangra of celebration
voice of beating drums
~
फसलों की कटाई
खुशियों का भंगड़ा
बजते ढोल-नगाड़े
.
* For Carpe Diem # 276. I have translated the haiku in Hindi as well.
celebration
Nothingness of Life (dVerse OLN)
the bam, the bOOm
and the statues befell,
paper puppets filled with
litters and scraps and nothing else,
.
but of those crackers
that flare up the sparkles
that massacre these tall chaps,
50 feet high and sometimes more,
.
those who epitomize evil,
but they stood for a day,
they befell with celebration
of nothing,
.
t’is said good wins over the evil,
and hence we represent,
with these smokes and noises,
we celebrate, we dance away,
.
we go zany, we find ourselves
lost in crowds, who are there
with no reason but to be a part
of a throng and nothing;
.
nothing else but a sense
that we will win because
we are good and decent, who says that,
but for you, no one and said word is,
.
nothing, this zilch that rules our lives,
evil, wicked which is brutal than evil,
.
we have espoused while we
look at those paper mounds,
burning, our eyes smoldering along
but for naught, nothing,
.
nothing that prevails,
nothing, that our lives
have become these days
Nagoshi Haiku
paper lanterns hung
lighting hearts with a sweet hope
a reverent night
~
parades and fireworks
dance along with soothing breeze
farewell summer days
~
the layers of sins
shed at the end of summers
awakening soul
~
year half gone, half left
smile, celebrate nagoshi
chew guava candies
*Written in response of Carpe Diem # 231.
Boy’s Day Haiku
kintaro doll up
held in palms of a young boy
mochi in the mouth
.
riding on the bear
stringing the carp in the air
the dragon breathes fire
* Submission for Carpe Diem # 213 Prompt. It is particularly based on the celebration of Boys’ day In Japan. Since I have no knowledge of the festival, I read through the information available along with the declaration of the challenge and the one available on wikipedia and on the basis of that, I have created these two haiku. I apologize in advance if I have mistaken in understanding the essence of the festival in any way.
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