blue sky
coloured by kites...
the ground a chessboard
a wounded pigeon
at the doorstep
couple wrestles
on the bed
for a quilt
fading bruises
her only alimony
trampled jasmine blossoms
stay hidden
by the tall grass
the boy tries on makeup
for the first time
full moon
steals the light
from surrounding stars
lion's mane ripples
as it takes on the savannah
*Vasant Panchami is a cultural festival in India which marks the arrival of spring.
Form Used: Rasika (a renku in eight linked-verses)
Participants: This rasika renku 'Vasant Panchami' was written by the students of the Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts Pune, during their 60-hour course on haiku and allied genres, taught by Kala Ramesh. The students completed this renku trip in 4 hours divided into two hours each on 6th March and 7th March 2018.
Each student (whose verse was chosen) was the ‘sabaki’ for the new verse.
Megha Nair, Jesita Limathwala and Yaeshona Sarkar – Verse 1
Jesita Limathwala – Verse 2
Megha Nair – Verse 3
Abhirami Ponnambalam – Verse 4
Yashvi Shah – Verse 5
Jesita Limathwala and Antara Dharane – Verse 6
Megha Nair – Verse 7
Yashvi Shah – Verse 8