reading poetry
all that white space
in the clouds

funeral
the cries of polished shoes
on polished linoleum

April morning
in the dream
I had a daughter

night train
the brief lives of others
come and gone

dark room
trapped in the camera
the five lost haiku

back home
the reassuring rumble
of the kettle

evening breeze
winding through war graves
the scent of mown grass

The Heron's Nest, Volume XIX, Number 2, June 2017

briefly part
of my own life
memorial swing

Wales Haiku Journal, Autumn 2019

through being through

antantantantant2020

tombstone in moss
inside the dewdrop
she almost smiles

Presence #62

understanding the rose strikes a pose

dad's memories with my name for a different me

ghost town…
sakura blossoms
flutter in the breeze

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, 2020 (Honourable Mention)

so bright
this lonely birdsong
the moon keeps quiet
amidst the branches
of the cherry tree

My brave terrier
regresses into pup -
thunderstorm

cheeky monkey fist not on your nelly

leap second the further sound of water

Christmas pudding
flambéed to oblivion
the archangel’s share

soft hair
for information loss
a conditioner

a flock
of starlings expanding
the limits of my life

first buds
on the almond tree
the baby's almost-words

night rain
the steady drip
of morphine

early spring
i bat your pillow
into new shapes

the weight
of winter... a world
of one colour

revolving restaurant
  the moon playing
       peekaboo

not yet spring
the neighbour’s ball still
in the garden

Winner 2016 British Haiku Society annual competition

in a flash
one hawk
no squirrel

Genovese cafe
all conversations
public

rush hour metro
someone
had garlic

cherry blossom shower
the pigeon
changing trees

The Mainichi 6 June 2018

trembling winter . . .
a cup of coffee for
solace
 

lulling breeze . . .
the chanting at this
hilltop shrine
 

changing seasons . . .
colours splash into thoughts...  
poet’s weave
 

cloudy seas . . .
the airplane window        
reveals heaven?  

sultry noon
a Mango falls from the
roadside tree -

Shalini Sunkuru, a software engineer, fascinated by literature and music and an aspiring poet.