Haiku by Vandana Parashar
broken pot
a handful of earth
to the earth
apple season
branches ache with
the weight of the sky
gentle breeze
how the dandelions change
from suns to moons
waterfall
not falling for you
not falling for me
hung jury
no one knows where a river
becomes sea
honeyed noon
not a single flower
single
onset of spring…
the war and then
nothing
deep summer
another bird drops out
of the morning chorus
another day marsh swallows yesterday’s story
wildflowers everywhere is home
Brief bio:
Vandana Parashar is a postgraduate in Microbiology, an educator and a haiku poet.
Her haiku, senryu and tanka have been published in many national and international journals of repute and has won her many prizes and accolades. Her haiku was also shortlisted for the prestigious Touchstone Award in 2021. She is the Associate Editor of haikuKATHA and is also in the editing team of Poetry Pea. She is the feature columnist for whiptail journal.
Her debut e-chapbook, “I Am”, was published by Title IX Press in 2019. Her second chapbook “Alone, I Am Not”, was published by Velvet Dusk Publishing in April 2022.
Akita International Haiku Network 
I am in awe of your haiku, Vandana. Thank you Hiruta and Vandana for sharing your well-placed and beautiful words.
Great to see this selection of your poems!