• TV Light Makes My Black Tea Blood Red

    There is a call to action. And then there is the complete paralysis of disbelief.

  • From the world of a haijin

    It will soon be three years since I discovered the world of haiku. No, not the 5-7-5 form that we were taught in school because it was easier to teach syllables using this idea.  It was in a workshop by John Stevenson during the inauguration of Triveni Haikai India, where the realization of the relation…

  • Love song

    This post is a simple one, a tip of the hat to my most favorite love song ever. Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s words are the very definition of romance in my mind.  Here’s her most famous sonnet.     Return to Skaypisms for more.

  • A nod to spring

    Am stoked to share my debut in LEAF!  (At the link here)   This issue is gorgeous, and I swallowed it up in one gulp. Beautiful work by so many haikuists of the world, I am honored to be standing among them. I hope you read, comment and most of all, enjoy some beautiful haiku/senryu. …

  • an ode to home

    Valentine month is a celebration in Glomag, where the issue is a paperback available through Amazon.  (At the link here)     Glomag is always a bumper issue with atleast a couple hundred poets contributing, this year’s February issue is no different. Among other beautiful creations, here is my poem this month, some reflections on…