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6.5k · Sep 2018
Split personality
SR Nirmal Kumar Sep 2018
Split personality
Measured and calm
At times, reckless and merciless
Waves lapping on the beach
#haiku #waves
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5.7k · Oct 2018
Thriving in the midst of adversity
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Thriving in the midst of adversity
Blinding flashes of lightning
Deafening claps of thunder
Unflinching, mushrooms sprout in my backyard
#haiku #lightning #thunder #mushrooms
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3.1k · Sep 2018
Walk in the manner of the ant
SR Nirmal Kumar Sep 2018
Walk in the manner of the ant
Nothing happens by serendipity
Dutifully marched
Indefatigable ants
#haiku #ants
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2.9k · Nov 2018
Be wise as serpents...
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Be wise as serpents...
Sighting the preening peacock
Slithered into the bush
Wily snake
#haiku #peacock #snake
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1.9k · Oct 2018
Anchor of my soul
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Anchor of my soul
Enchanting blossoming of flowers
Rejuvenate in times of gloom and despair
Cherubic smile of my daughter!
#haiku #blossom #flower #rejuvenate #gloom #despair #cherub #smile #daughter
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1.4k · Sep 2018
Enlightened heart
SR Nirmal Kumar Sep 2018
Enlightened heart
Joyfully flutters a butterfly
Relinquishing mundane desires
Enlightened heart
#haiku #butterfly #enlighten #heart
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1.2k · Oct 2018
Beehive raider
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Beehive raider
In the dark quiet woods
Grizzly bear climbs a tall tree
To harvest honey
#haiku #bear #honey #woods
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1.1k · Oct 2018
A walk in the rain
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
A walk in the rain
Seasonal fragrance
Can't be bottled; neither branded
Petrichor
#haiku #season #fragrance #petrichor
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955 · Oct 2018
Bewitching splendor
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Bewitching splendor
Kaleidoscope of colors
Mesmerizing, yet deceptive
Arboreal chameleon
#haiku #kaleidoscope #arboreal #chameleon
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951 · Oct 2018
...but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
...but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life
Harbinger of good tidings
Rejoiced, sun-scorched land
Influx of dragonflies
#haiku #harbinger #tidings #dragonflies
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792 · Nov 2018
Unabridged agony
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Unabridged agony
Good Shepherd
Lays down his life
Mutilated guinea pig
#haiku #shepherd #guinea #pig
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696 · Oct 2018
Alone but not lonely!
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Alone but not lonely!
Basking in the sun
Savoring bliss of solitude
Heron on one leg
#haiku #bask #bliss #solitude #heron
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678 · Oct 2018
Pretty-faced coward
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Pretty-faced coward
Quivering the forked tongue
Spews venom merrily
Shyster politician
#haiku #quiver #fork #tongue #venom #shyster #politician
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670 · Nov 2018
Slaving away every waking hour
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Slaving away every waking hour
Sleep deprived
Yearned for day-break
Street lamp
#haiku #sleep #lamp
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612 · Nov 2018
Femme fatale
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Femme fatale
Amazing deals and discounts
Twinkled
Semi-clad mannequin
#haiku #mannequin
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563 · Aug 2019
Flow like a river
SR Nirmal Kumar Aug 2019
Flow like a river
Meandering, eroding, denuding, vitalizing...
From small beginnings to a glorious end
River merging into the ocean
#haiku #river #confluence
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454 · Nov 2018
It is more blessed to give than to receive...
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
It is more blessed to give than to receive...
Charity begins
At womb!
Siamese twins
#haiku #womb #twins
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438 · Nov 2018
Uncanny resemblance
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Uncanny resemblance
Identical twins
Separated at birth?
Tadpole and a fry in a pond
#haiku #twins #tadpole #fry
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431 · Jun 2022
Altruist
SR Nirmal Kumar Jun 2022
Altruist
Open to work, all seasons
Tirelessly tilling the soil
Slimy earthworm
#haiku
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428 · Nov 2018
May all your dreams come true!
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
May all your dreams come true!
Bubble blowing kid
Bubbles soar high
Lifting dreams
#haiku #bubble #dreams
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419 · Oct 2018
Unwelcome visitor
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Unwelcome visitor
Odd man out
At the lion's funeral
Laughing hyena
#haiku #lion #hyena
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407 · Nov 2018
My soul longs for you!
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
My soul longs for you!
"My brave knight!"
Blushed the scarlet gourd
Hugging a pecking green parrot
#haiku #knight #parrot #gourd
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376 · Oct 2018
Feel the joy of quietness
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Feel the joy of quietness
On a swaying blade of grass
Unperturbed, contemplate
Red Dragonfly
#haiku #grass #dragonfly #contemplate
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359 · Nov 2018
Humane bully!
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Humane bully!
Arms akimbo
Intimidates
Scarecrow
#haiku #akimbo #scarecrow
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356 · Oct 2018
In pursuit of spirituality
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
In pursuit of spirituality
Gyrating top
In sync with the cosmic rhythm
Dervish
#haiku #gyrating #top #rhythm #dervish
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348 · Nov 2018
Bonding in spirit and truth
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Bonding in spirit and truth
Secrets whispered
Emotions shared
Old man and the park bench
#haiku #emotions #secrets
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343 · Oct 2018
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted!
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted!
Wiped the snow-dusted grave
The epitaph read, "Everlasting flower!"
I wept
#haiku #snow #flower #epitaph
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337 · Oct 2018
Celebrating celibacy!
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Celebrating celibacy!
Celibate in seclusion
Espouses Spartan austerity
Entombed toad
#haiku #celibate #toad
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336 · Jun 2022
Mindful at mealtime
SR Nirmal Kumar Jun 2022
Mindful at mealtime
Oblivious of the prowling chameleon
Buzzing bees gather nectar
Living in the moment
#haiku
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335 · Nov 2018
Sound illusion?
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Sound illusion?
Gifted ventriloquist
Slipped through the cracks
Elusive cricket
#haiku #ventriloquist #cricket
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335 · Nov 2018
Blind faith
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Blind faith
Blinded by familiarity
Veer through the darkness
Nocturnal bat
#haiku #bat
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329 · Aug 2019
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
SR Nirmal Kumar Aug 2019
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
"Let there be light," and there was light.
But, I've been grappling with darkness
Since my birth, my Lord!
#haiku #blind
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328 · Jun 2022
Harbinger of life and death
SR Nirmal Kumar Jun 2022
Harbinger of life and death
Wedding chimes and death knell
Swings between hope and despair
Church bell
#haiku
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318 · Nov 2018
Run out of steam
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Run out of steam
Neophyte enthusiasm
Petered out
Flash floods
#haiku #neophyte #enthusiasm
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312 · Oct 2018
Swinging with the stars!
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Swinging with the stars!
Trapeze artists
Swinging on a denuded branch
Colony of bats
#haiku #trapeze #denude #branch #bat
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310 · Nov 2018
Dance without music
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Dance without music
You're a fluid dancer
Hissed and kissed her partner
Hooded Cobra
#haiku #dancer #cobra
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305 · Aug 2019
A mother is always a mother no matter what
SR Nirmal Kumar Aug 2019
A mother is always a mother no matter what
Couldn't serve
Baby's inarticulate desires
Desperate wet nurse
#haiku #mother #breastfeed
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304 · Oct 2018
Elusive thoughts
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Elusive thoughts
Appear out of the blue
Fade into oblivion
Meandering thoughts
#haiku #thought
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300 · Nov 2018
By leaps and bounds
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
By leaps and bounds
Scouting around
Effortlessly leapt
Troop of monkeys
#haiku #monkey
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295 · Jun 2022
Immutable laws of nature
SR Nirmal Kumar Jun 2022
Immutable laws of nature
Inexplicable vicissitudes of life
Cheerfully grinned
Waxing and waning moon
#haiku
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290 · Oct 2018
Endure everything with patience
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Endure everything with patience
Tossed and upended
Yet endured
Ambigram
#haiku #endure #ambigram
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287 · Oct 2018
Out on the prowl
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
Out on the prowl
Deafening silence enveloped pitch-dark night
Perfect setting
For burglary
#haiku #night #silence #burglary
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286 · Jul 2019
Tall and Short
SR Nirmal Kumar Jul 2019
Tall and Short
Tall
Leggy, slender
Ascending, cantering, vaulting
Vertically gifted, vertically challenged
Descending, craving, scampering
Small framed, compact
Short
#diamante
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278 · Nov 2018
Daredevil
SR Nirmal Kumar Nov 2018
Daredevil
Funambulist
Walks barefoot
Crow on a live wire
#haiku #funambulist #crow
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278 · Oct 2018
What can't be cured must be endured
SR Nirmal Kumar Oct 2018
What can't be cured must be endured
Incorrigible!
Screamed the stray
Twist in the tail
#haiku #incorrigible #scream #twist #tail
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272 · Jul 2019
...I am old and gray, do not forsake me...
SR Nirmal Kumar Jul 2019
...I am old and gray, do not forsake me...
Musical trills and chatters
The sweet smell of spring
"I find no pleasure in them!" groaned the withered old man
#haiku #old #age
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261 · Jul 2019
Ephemeral life
SR Nirmal Kumar Jul 2019
Ephemeral life
On a rainy day
Passing clouds remind me
Fleeting time
#haiku #clouds #time
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257 · Jul 2019
Flightless and Winged Birds
SR Nirmal Kumar Jul 2019
Flightless and Winged Birds
Flightless
Terrestrial, timid
Adapting, running, swimming
Hunted on the ground, shot in flight
Flapping, soaring, swooping
Agile, curious
Winged
#diamante
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251 · Mar 2020
Bidding farewell
SR Nirmal Kumar Mar 2020
Bidding farewell
I hate to see you go
Good friends never say goodbye
Fireflies, when can I see you again?
#haiku #fireflies #farewell
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248 · Sep 2018
Shadows
SR Nirmal Kumar Sep 2018
Shadows
Impersonator
Melted into the dark
My ghostly shadow
#haiku #shadows
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