Sundown 

By Kala RameshChennai/Pune, India Meanwhile a city wired to the hustle and bustle of aspirations.     Kali temple     a mantra-mumbling priest    …

The Red Dot

By Kala Ramesh Chennai/Pune, India the red dot on my forehead binds me            to a…

Tiger Tiger

By Kala RameshChennai/Pune, India tiger tigerdwindling rapidly—my grandchildone day will know youonly from pictures Tanka 2020 (Red Moon Press Anthology)

Vultures

Kala RameshChennai/Pune, India vulturesaround a dead elephant -tusks missing Modern Haiku: issue 52.1, February 2021