Tanka and Haiku

By Snigdha Agrawal

Tanka

hollowed-out tree trunk
haven of feelings unvoiced
lumberjack saws through
prostrate on the floor lies
castrated writers

ghostly orange skies
reflection from angry fires
appetite for war
vacant eyes stare at cereals
on grocery floors

Haiku

grandpa breathed his last
pink dress shrink-wrapped in closet
missed date on prom night

yellow daffodils
mother's turmeric-stained hands
teardrops in cake mix

dogeared stained pages
morning coffee arguments
Tagore, Yeats, Wordsworth

raindrops on glass panes
Amalfi coast holiday
last chemo session

overnight stubble
golden harvested wheat fields
fifty years pen drive

penguin family
sharp ruler hit on knuckles
Nuns in chapel pews

Snigdha Agrawal is a published author of two books of poems and two books of short stories, apart from having her poems and flash fiction/short stories featured in several anthologies published in India and overseas.  Second to writing, is her passion for travel.