Joe Sebastian
Born 1964
Residing in Chennai,India
I am Joe Sebastian,56 years of age who recently chanced upon Haiku poetry and got totally hooked on to it. I work for the Government of India and am an officer of the Indian Revenue Service(IRS) and currently posted in Chennai, India, as Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, and have recently penned a collection of Haiku poetry titled Myriad Musings.
lawyer’s notice
her side of the bed
long unruffled
HAIKUNIVERSE-April 17th,2021
divorce…
how to divide
the puppy
COLD MOON JOURNAL,April 30th,2021
doorbell rings…
she looks long in the mirror
before answering
HAIKU DIALOGUE of THE HAIKU FOUNDATION on April 28th,2021)
belated wishes…
taking time to write
the right words
COLD MOON JOURNAL-May 6th,2021
movie date
her hand meets his
in spiced popcorn
HAIKU XPRESSIONS-JULY Issue,2021
curvy barmaid
asking her number
with a straight face
FAILED HAIKU-1st May Issue,2021
from the nostril
of the Buddha
a line of ants
FAILED HAIKU-1st May Issue,2021
taro leaf
mountain waltzes
in a droplet
PRESENCE-Issue #-70
end of Swiss holiday-
packing the scent
of myriad cheese and chocolate
ASAHI SHIMBUN-TO BE FEATURED ON 30th JULY,2021
newly married-
a new fullness
to the moon
ASAHI SHIMBUN-TO BE FEATURED ON OCT 15th,2021
whodunnit dream…
i wake up with a start
hearing the doorknob turn
WEDNESDAY HAIKU DIALOGUE of THE HAIKU -MAY 12th,2021)
bird poo on head
the Buddha still
still
THE SUNFLOWER COLLECTIVE-MAY, 2021 Issue
counting his days
on two and a half octaves
of the bansuri *
(*bansuri-a single hollow shaft bamboo flute played in Indian music)
THE SUNFLOWER COLLECTIVE-MAY, 2021 Issue
on the distant notes
of a bamboo flute...
descends dusk
THE SUNFLOWER COLLECTIVE-MAY, 2021 Issue
on a clothesline...
a hen pigeon
missing her surname
THE SUNFLOWER COLLECTIVE-MAY, 2021 Issue
Covid infected
a faint curve of twilight
fading from my porch
THE BAMBOO HUT-SUMMER 2021 Issue
Zoom meeting…
chic coat and tie,
boxers below
THE BAMBOO HUT-SUMMER 2021 Issue
first long trip…
fresh jasmine garland
on dashboard deity
THE BAMBOO HUT-SUMMER 2021 Issue
Covid blues
waved off by tiny hands
in school bus window
(first publication)
garage
greasy grope marks
on calendar girls
(first publication)
office elevator
her pallu
caught in the closing door
(first publication)
national anthem
i just mumble
beyond the first stanza
(first publication)
watermelon juice sweeter between fingers
(first publication)