Lakshmi Iyer

In my Bucket List

a visit to Japan, wear a kimono and meditate at the foot of Mt. Fuji

                   on a full moon night

trekking is not that easy, yet i want to climb at least a part of the mountain

                  through spring breeze

a dip in the Triveni Sangam, light the lamps to my ancestors, and sit beside the burning ghat at Manikarnika

                   i realise

paragliding is not my cup of tea, but i wish to fly away in the hot balloons

                   to relive my past dreams

walk along the shoreline, collect pockets full of shells, make sand tunnels, and count the stars of Leo

                   as father advised me often

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About the Author

Lakshmi Iyer, a homemaker, stays in “God’s own country”: Kerala, India. Her journey into haikai began in 2017, and she has made her way into haiku, haiku sequences, haibun, tanka, gembun, haiga, and cherita. Her work has found places in many journals across the globe.

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