Micropoems by Dr. Archana Pandey

Fight 

Raining eyes

and thundering mind,

Makes it harder

way to find.

Who is true 

and what is right,

Brain is storming

in this fight.

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Heart is Beating 

You and you!

and only you!

Life of love is

filled in you!

Heart is beating

high and high!

"What is love"

you ask me why!

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© Dr. Archana Pandey 

Hyderabad, India 

archana.drdl10@gmail.com

Tanka Poems by Lilian Woo

BLAZING SUN 

The blazing sun smiles 

Shining from the distant miles 

I love the brightness 

It brings positivity 

To energise up my day. 

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GOLDEN SPLENDOUR  

Morning has broken

Sunrise in golden splendour 

Smiling happily 

Relish the charm and beauty 

Of each wonderful moment. 

© Lilian Woo 

Malaysia 

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Tanka:5-7-5-7-7

Saino Poems by Sunita Grover Raina

Butterfly
Butterfly who wants to be
They sometimes push death pins in me
Lepidopterists please set me free.
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Lips 
Lips cupids bow that vibrates
the strings of hearts for love music
and them to savour as sweet wine fates.
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Love
You stopped for dead words tolling
Had you heard the sound of my soul
Bells were chiming and heaven calling.
© Sunita Grover Raina
Kolkata, West Bengal, India 

Poetess Sunita grover raina w/o late Anil Grover a renowned journalist started her poetic venture pretty late in life at the age of 61. By profession she has retired as The Director of Drugs Control for the state of West Bengal, Department of Health and Family Welfare. She is writing in various International poetic forums and has been accepted as a poet who writes from her heart and labelled as an untailored poet.

Micropoems by Fady Bouaz

The Sun and the Moon 
From the glow of the sun
The beautiful moonlight 
The sun illuminates the moon 
By her love kisses to him 
The sun and the moon 
Light up our world 
By their love relationship 
Since their inception!
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The Best Kind of Love 
The sun and the moon are 
in a great love relationship 
But they can never meet 
For this 
The love without hope is 
the best kind of love! 
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Go to My Grave 
Your beautiful eyes are 
killing me
Shoot the arrows of love 
in my heart
I'm dying in love 
with you my dear love
Until I die 
and go to my grave!
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© Fady Bouaz
Beirut, Lebanon
boazfady@gmail.com

Two Questionku Poems by Jyoti Nair

Unicorn wings

We are scattered stars

Where is our Orion? 

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Foxtrot loon-dance

Nights are onyx-screams

Have you found your rhythm? 

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© Jyoti Nair

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 

jyotinair2017@gmail.com

A Questionku Poem by Jaipreet Grover

Twinkling bright stars
Beautifies the sky
Then why wish for their fall?
© Jaipreet Grover
Maharashtra, India

Haiku Has Much More Diversity Than Before : Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer

When some people say that please be reminded that a 'Haiku' is not only 5/7/5 syllablic but also must be about nature, then becomes necessary to discuss it in modern contexts. The prevalence of the subject must be accepted in changing times. Currently, haiku are being written in many languages ​​of the world. In Hindi, haiku are being written on each & every subject/topic. There is always the possibility of experimentation in poetry. 

You may agree or disagree. Your concept may be different or the same. In this context, I am a bit liberal. You can argue with a disagreement that for example the sonnet has its format rules. Yet many break from the norm. The same happens in 'haiku' which is Japanese in origin. A haiku is a haiku...it has its rules. So I want to say that It is up to you how you accept it. What do we take from tradition and what we can do new. I have clarified my opinion. A haiku is a haiku, but now Haiku is much more powerful and has much more diversity than before. We should be progressive. I think, this is a must for modern poetry. 

Although the word Senryu is also used for haiku for subjects other than nature, but under the same format, In modern era there is no justification for different names on the basis of subject only, while other things are the same. Haiku is currently being written in several formats (on the basis of syllables count). Means It can be said that in modern poetry many types of relaxation have been taken in the format. This is the motion of time. We have to accept change with time. Modern poetry supports it. In such a situation, if the subject has expanded in the process of writing haiku, then we should accept it without hesitation. 

© Dr. Shailesh Gupta Veer 

editorsgveer@gmail.com