Haiku by Srinivasa Rao Sambangi
1.
Earth Day
a bamboo hat covers
our leader’s scalp
2.
your touch
how spring rain seeps
through the soil
(Honorable Mention in monthly Kukai of The Haiku Foundation, April 2002)
3.
sub-zero level
a fresh feed
of war news
(Prune Juice, Issue #37, 2022)
4.
tulip garden
the long stretch of selfie stick
falling short
(Golden Triangle Haiku Contest 2022)
5.
ploughing the field
I forget Buddha each time
I hit the bullock
6.
soil testing
presence of stubs
buried everywhere
7.
forget-me-nots
the garden mower
put to rest
(4th Morioka Haiku Contest, Honorable Mention, 2022)
8.
tobacco field
the farmer’s son pulls out
unripe leaves
9.
red oak tree
I too wish to grow
where I was born
(Lexington Neighborhood Haiku Contest 2022)
10.
I’m an Indian
shoulder deep in water
with a cool hat
Brief Bio: Srinivasa Rao Sambangi is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt working for a Pharma company in Hyderabad, India. He takes a special interest in oriental poetry forms, especially haiku. His haiku are published in various international journals/anthologies. He is also recognized in several international haiku contests. Srinivasa is a winner of 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Festival Haiku Contest in the international category
Akita International Haiku Network 