#thaiku 68

#thaiku 68

sail

a sail is no good
without a boat and headwinds
for bitter birdbrained

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yearling

yearling

curmudgeon's debut
acting as an introvert
a novice yearling

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#thaiku 67

#thaiku 67

sukoon

sukoon waqti hay
aimaal theek karo warna
gham na hoNgay kum

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xenogeneic

xenogeneic

ironically
the policeman thanked the pig
xenogeneic heart


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#thaiku 66

#thaiku 66

ashrafiya

garmi ki shiddat
bardaasht na hogi tum say
hijrat hogi phir

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xenomorphic

xenomorphic

manufacturing
consent amongst gullible
xenomorphic folks


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#thaiku 65

 #thaiku 65

into the sunset
musicians don't retire
they simply tune out

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Sheila Benson

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Musicians don't retire ...

xeric

xeric

who would have wondered
global warming's survivor
a xeric reptile

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#thaiku 64

#thaiku 64

evolutionary metamorphosis

discovered offline
cobwebs on my dictionary
fundamental shift

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windfall

windfall

be a good being
the mother taught her children
a lifetime windfall

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#thaiku 60

 #thaiku 60

kehnay dO oosko
cheeno mut bolnay ka haq
raaj karay ga such

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wellspring

 wellspring

philosophers sages
few wellsprings of didactics
made us what we are

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#thaiku 63

 #thaiku 63

jahaaN sub khuda hoN
mukhlooq ka kya banay ga
marx ya adam smith


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wayfare

wayfare

from first to last breath
wayfare the predestined maps
end ambiguous

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#thaiku 62

#thaiku 62

silence is blissful
nonverbal substitution
heartaches avoided

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vista

vista

sadequain's vista
art, murals, and poetry
history enslaved

https://www.sadequainfoundation.com/about-sadequain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadequain
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#thaiku 61

 #thaiku 61

ik zarra haiN hum
saahil e samundar ka
dawa khudai ka

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vermilion

vermilion

some wear it some don't
vermilion on the forehead
good for camouflage

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vast

vast

in vast history
we are but a spec of dust
legend in our minds


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#thaiku 59

 #thaiku 59

fragile foggy hope
elements cause destruction
ship of faith sails by

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uplift

uplift

climbing temperatures
and inspired uplifting youths
ensuring future

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#thaiku 58 ultimate

#thaiku 58

ultimate

going cold turkey
the ultimate sacrifice
giving up on lies

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ultimate

ultimate

the ultimate twist
trumpian humility
when elephant fly

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ubiquitous

ubiquitous

ubiquitous smiles
seen all over shangri la
utopian faith

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#thaiku 57

#thaiku 57

ja kal daikhaiNgay
doobtay suraj say kaha
chand muskuraya


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tranquil

tranquil

the tranquil ocean
obscuring the turbulence
tsunamis lurking

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maaN

 maaN

#mothersday

apni maaN tou hoti hee hay pyari
maghfirat ki dua'ain
kertay thakhtay nahiN hum
aaj aao saath meray
oon maaouN ko bhee yaad kerlaiN
haiN jin kay bachchay goomshuda

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titivate

titivate

despite best efforts
Royals failed to titivate
the bedeviled crown

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#thaiku 56

 #thaiku 56

so much food for thought
yet the masses go hungry
a feast or famine

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tempean

tempean

visit khajurao
kandariya tempean
art and creation

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soigne

soigne

not very well-off
she had sartorial sense
was always soigne

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#thaiku 55

 #thaiku 55

political chess

in the game of nerves
traps set to lure the rookie
impending checkmate


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scion

scion

elegant, graceful
if her parents were married
a scion she'd be

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#thaiku 54

#thaiku 54

zair e aab aansoo
kho jaatay haiN bahao maiN
sailabi jazbaat


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sage

sage

my uncle bless him
sagacious, wise, at times a
curmudgeon or sage

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#thaiku 53

 #thaiku 53

underwater tears
subterranean anguish
flooded emotions

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refuge

refuge

emotions in check
refuge behind poker face
but the slip reveals

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#thaiku 52

#thaiku 52

NRA and fundamentalists

guns and faithful kill
most folks unwilling to die
guns and faith both kill

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rathe

rathe

guantanamo bay
hope for rathe impotent
hope extinguisher

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#thaiku 51

#thaiku 51

ser-durd

kahaaN hay ser-hudd
ser hay aur ser-hudd bhee hay
b'jooz ser-durd kay

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radiant

radiant

princess diana
radiant and infectious
with her demure smile

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radiant

radiant

post-nuclear doom

will we be radiant or

glow in the dark?

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khuda say sawal ki jurrat

khuda say sawal ki jurrat

kyuN
teray naam per
teri mukhlooq
teri mukhlooq hee ko
qatal karti hay?

#tpoem
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quiescent

quiescent

drops on still water
circular oscillation
buddha quiescent

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#thaiku 50

#thaiku 50

this wall of hatred
between neighbors embarrassed
postpartum ennui

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quamoclit

quamoclit

entwined in a web
of rapturous quamoclit
or non-verbal byes

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bhool ga'aye

 

bhool ga'aye

bachpun maiN suni thee yeh kahani
          wohi, baap wali
apnay bachchon say kaha
jao jungal maiN, aik aik lakRi lao
baandh ker sub ki lakRiouN ko...
          khair
hum bhool ga'aye woh kahani
hum bhool ga'aye woh sabaq

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quaint

quaint

a quaint curmudgeon
erratic and eccentric
iconoclastic

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#thaiku 49

 #thaiku 49

trekking in the woods
knowing not when will walk out...
wood, paper, haiku

#tpoem #thaiku
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philtre

philtre

philtre a prop
fraudsters prey on the baffled
more for the incels


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