My haiku published in Late-Blooming Cherries

 1

wiping his face
under the umbrella
an old man with books

2
old diary--
finding phone numbers
of friends still alive

3
red with shame
the sky at sunrise
one more kiss

4
whiff of wine--
remembering the bouquet
she gave me once

5
tangled together
flames of a double lamp
on the terrace

6
a lone sparrow
atop the naked branch
viewing sunset

7
winter holidays--
my son chases butterflies
flower to flower

8
on the terrace
facing the sun
an empty chair

[All haiku published in Late-Blooming Cherries. Eds. Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih and Rimi Nath. Gurugram: HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.]