winter afternoon
it bares the waxing gibbous moon
into its full shape
* * *
true story
police arrest a man
for laughing too hard
* * *
cremation house
God judging the smells
through its chimneys
it bares the waxing gibbous moon
into its full shape
* * *
true story
police arrest a man
for laughing too hard
* * *
cremation house
God judging the smells
through its chimneys
sun catchers
flying pole to pole
the Arctic Terns
* * *
monsoon drops
over the wild grass cobweb
diamonds on hammock
* * *
winter
all the bamboos felled
weavers nests gone
flying pole to pole
the Arctic Terns
* * *
monsoon drops
over the wild grass cobweb
diamonds on hammock
* * *
winter
all the bamboos felled
weavers nests gone
second thought
I pick up a candy
from the ground
* * *
for some women
men are all their world
Venus flytraps
* * *
sick woman
on the oxygen cylinder
its cheerful bubbles
____________________
Today’s LittleNip:
tinged dusk
celebration of the night
for dawn
—Tejendra Sherchan
____________________
Newcomer Tejendra Sherchan was born in Chhisbang village in the Myagdi district of Nepal. He completed his Bachelors in Psychology and English Literature from Tri-Chandra College in 1993. As a serious haiku poet, he started writing haiku last year. Some of his haiku and senryu have been published in major English journals—Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, Asahi Haikuist Network, The Leaf, Failed Haiku,The Mainichi Japan's National Daily and more. Currently he lives in Kathmandu, a city which boasts of many world heritage sites endorsed by UNESCO. Welcome to the Kitchen, Tejendra, and don’t be a stranger!
____________________
—Medusa
A reminder for USA West Coasters
that Daylight Savings Time
has started today,
amd that there will be
a Capturing Wakamatsu workshop
today in Placerville, 10am-12pm;
Poets Club of Lincoln features
Kathleen Lynch in Lincoln, 3pm;
and the new Gary Snyder film,
O Mother Gaia—The World of Gary Snyder
will be premiered in San Rafael, 4:30pm.
For more info about these and other
future poetry happenings in
Northern California and otherwheres,
click on
UPCOMING NORCAL EVENTS
(http://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/p/wtf.html)
in the links at the top of this page—
and keep an eye on this link and on
the daily Kitchen for happenings
that might pop up
—or get changed!—
during the week.
Photos in this column can be enlarged by
clicking on them once, then clicking on the x
in the top right corner to come back to Medusa.
Poets’ bios appear on their first MK visit.
To find previous posts, type the name
of the poet (or poem) into the little
beige box at the top left-hand side
of this column. See also
Medusa’s Rapsheet at the bottom
of the blue column on the right
side of this column to find
any date you want.
Miss a post?
You can find our most recent ones by
scrolling down under this daily one.
Or there's an "Older Posts" button
at the bottom of this column.
(Please excuse typos in older posts!
Blogspot has been through a lot of
incarnations in 20 years!)
Would you like to be a SnakePal?
Guidelines are at the top of this page
at the Placating the Gorgon link;
send poetry and/or photos and artwork
to kathykieth@hotmail.com. We post
work from all over the world—including
that which was previously published—
and collaborations are welcome.
Just remember:
the snakes of Medusa are always hungry—
for poetry, of course!
a Capturing Wakamatsu workshop
today in Placerville, 10am-12pm;
Poets Club of Lincoln features
Kathleen Lynch in Lincoln, 3pm;
and the new Gary Snyder film,
O Mother Gaia—The World of Gary Snyder
will be premiered in San Rafael, 4:30pm.
For more info about these and other
future poetry happenings in
Northern California and otherwheres,
click on
UPCOMING NORCAL EVENTS
(http://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/p/wtf.html)
in the links at the top of this page—
and keep an eye on this link and on
the daily Kitchen for happenings
that might pop up
—or get changed!—
during the week.
Photos in this column can be enlarged by
clicking on them once, then clicking on the x
in the top right corner to come back to Medusa.
Poets’ bios appear on their first MK visit.
To find previous posts, type the name
of the poet (or poem) into the little
beige box at the top left-hand side
of this column. See also
Medusa’s Rapsheet at the bottom
of the blue column on the right
side of this column to find
any date you want.
Miss a post?
You can find our most recent ones by
scrolling down under this daily one.
Or there's an "Older Posts" button
at the bottom of this column.
(Please excuse typos in older posts!
Blogspot has been through a lot of
incarnations in 20 years!)
Would you like to be a SnakePal?
Guidelines are at the top of this page
at the Placating the Gorgon link;
send poetry and/or photos and artwork
to kathykieth@hotmail.com. We post
work from all over the world—including
that which was previously published—
and collaborations are welcome.
Just remember:
the snakes of Medusa are always hungry—
for poetry, of course!