Lens and Verses

Candles (Haiku Thread) Sketchbook

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:48:27 PST

lights in the city
in my hut
candlelit #04

old candles
my grandmother's favorite
the jasmine scented #35

Christmas
the colorful candles
light up Bethlehem #37

(Published in Sketchbook 'Candles' Haiku Thread Nov- Dec 2011)

Christmas Haiku (Haiku Heights #99)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:53:08 PST

candy sticks and stars
my Christmas tree
still undone

Christmas tomorrow

wonder what should I ask

from Santa?

beneath my pillow

the fairy tales

of Christmas eve

Butterfly (Haiku)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:05:14 PST

in and out
the butterfly plays
with the cage

**Published in 'A Hundred Gourds 1.1' (December 2011)

Space- Haiku Heights #97

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:48:50 PST

empty lake

no more the herons

gathering in this space

no space for me

the vacant seats

filled with coffee spills

spaces in his wallet
where only old bills found
of their last date

Light (Haiku Heights #96)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:10:07 PST

lights bid adieu
no more the birds
willing to stay

long way to go

dear moonlight-

please lead me home

grandfather's torch

getting dimmer

it's light exhausted

Camera Critters #188- Adoration

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:17:56 PST

No hush, no noise....

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:51:07 PST

no hush, no noise

I hear the silence

moving past my face

in this usual night

where some effects remain unusual

but still the leaves quiver

to some unheard songs

those are yet to be sung;

no, it’s not the breeze

nor the nightingale

preparing to croon

for this stillness carry its words

within, and chant

with the departure

of the unknown.

Mystery- Haiku Heights

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:48:32 PDT

Kia's death

an unsolved mystery

beneath her grave

Dusk (Skywatch Friday)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:00:26 PDT

"Dusk"

To participate, visit

For a Dear One

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:09:08 PDT

A fading glance at the times

when you held my fingers

to make me walk through-

the rhymes and patterns of alphabets,

you taught me so politely,

I repeated with a stammering tongue.

A world so unique I ever saw

in the shade of your devotion

when you made me see the different visions of life.

We played, we laughed, we cried together,

the joint that made our relation so strong.

As time passed by, you moved far away

but never made me feel

that we are miles apart.

Those fainted smiles still hover in my memories

when I passed the matriculation

the smile with tiny droplets in your eyes.

Hugs

Pats

and those hands caressing my forehead

make me stronger everyday.

I remember the care you showed

while falling down the see-saw,

you wiped the dust off my elbow.

Regardless of being so tired

you solved the puzzles

just to see me smile.

Motivation

Inspiration

Encouragement

is all I have acquired

in the shade of your guidance.

Still, words are very few

to express my dedication towards you

and to make you feel how much I care.

And since the day has arrived

when you were born

I could again feel

the birth of a new inspiration

gripping my soul.

Sketchbook May/ June 2011 Published Haiku

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:30:41 PDT

coriander soup

the smell of

summer rain

-#163

red chilies—

her heart still burns

with anger

-#165

lemon flavor

my first love

in my memories

-#169

chilly spices

mixed in chicken curry

my grandfather's choice

-#169

ladies fingers

how sleek and beautiful

with the nails missing

-#180

[Published in Sketchbook May/ June 2011 'vegatables' Haiku Thread]

Stillness (Haiku)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:29:17 PDT

stillness in the sky

the frog awaiting

for summer rain

-The Purple TreeHouse

Strings (Haiku Heights #52)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:49:56 PDT

strings play

rejuvenating the words

sung in love

A new beginning (Mag #72)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:57:49 PDT

Wheat Field with Rising Sun, Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
Image and Prompt via Magpie Tales

A new sunrise again

as the mist covers the greenery of the earth,

farmers rejoices for a brand new day

as a brand new beginning

a new birth.

The field smiles with glory

thinking of the butterfly touch

the birds wish them a good day

and the mountain waves

beside the sun peeps as such.

Girls carrying basket of flowers

for their daily bread and rice

orchid, roses, tulips and hyacinths

a whole lot of mixed fragrance

smelling enigmatic and nice.

Men on their way to work

to the factories and fields

coal mines are in effort

and so are cultivations

the more they shall yield.

School going kids

so innocent and playful

mothers carry their child

so they not fall in the way

motherly love rules.

A graceful beginning

like a new born story

blessing our earth

with peace and rejoice

a world full of glory.

Blind date (Haiku)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 23:08:10 PDT

blind date

the blue moon

will sing tonight

Haiku Heights #47: Slavery

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 21:09:00 PDT

core of writing

not the ink, but

a minds' slavery

International Poetry Festival 2011: Call for Poems

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:43:33 PDT

The International Poetry Festival, that takes place every year is open for submissions now. Organized by P. Gopichand & P. Nagasuseela (Dept of English; J.K.C.College), the festival is going to take place on November 11 and 12, 2011 at J.K.C. College, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh, India).

You can see the photos of International Poetry Festival 2010 here.

Below is the official announcement:

International Poetry Fest 2011
(November 11-12, 2011)

Call for poems

Welcome to the Fourth Poetry Festival. Since 2008 we’ve been organizing the Poetry Fests at National and International levels. We owe our sincere thanks to all the poets who gave us support in materializing the previous Fests. We are organizing these fests on our own.

A number of poets from all over the world will participate in the International Poetry Fest: 2011 to reveal various facets of the world at present. We are hosting this ‘Fest’ to promote World Peace, Harmony, Clean Earth and Universal Understanding among the World Citizens. This International Poetry Fest is dedicated to all the Creative Writers who write in English. We cordially invite you to the ‘Fest’ and also request you to send us two of your poems on or before July 15, 2011. We will publish one of the two poems in a book entitled, “The Fancy Realm”. You have to present the selected poem to the distinguished audience on the day of the Fest. Your poems will transform young minds to noble human beings because your poems will focus on the world peace, human values and importance of nature to life.

Time and Dates of the Event: 9.00 a.m. To 5.00 p.m. on Nov.11-12, 2011
Venue : J.K.C.College, Guntur , A.P., India

Dear Poets, please go through the instructions and follow them strictly and cooperate with us in making this Fest a grand success:

Send any two of your unpublished poems for presentation and publication.
Give us an undertaking that the poems are original and is not published anywhere.

Names of the Poets whose poems have been short listed will be intimated by 21st July, 2011.

Send your willingness to take part in the ‘Fest’ by 30th July, 2011.
The length of each poem should not exceed 20 lines. Send poems in 12 Font, Times New Roman, single space, MS Word document 2003 version (.doc)
Send your bio-data in third person, within 5 to 10 sentences, including your publications, Awards and Rewards.
A panel of judges will shortlist the poems for presentation and publication.
Selected poems will be published in “The Fancy Realm”.
“The Fancy Realm” will be released on Nov 11, 2011.
The Poets who will attend the Fest will get the copy of the book free of cost. (You can book your extra copies at concession price)
There is no financial assistance from any organization.
Breakfast, tea and lunch will be provided to all the poets free of cost.
Free accommodation is provided to the outstation participants on first come first served basis. (Intimate the day and time of your arrival well in advance.)

There is no Registration Fee.
No TA & DA will be paid to the participants.
Certificates will be issued to all the participants.
Please forward this mail to all your friends and colleagues.
For further details mail to festivalpoetry@yahoo.com or SMS to:
* 09966893484 *09985444686

Organized and Hosted by:
P. Gopichnad & P. Nagasuseela
Dept of English; J.K.C.College
Guntur- 522 006. Andhra Pradesh.

[Source: Muse India]

Watery Wednesday #141

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:55:58 PDT

Haiku Heights #44: Solitude

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 21 May 2011 21:16:54 PDT

among solitude and me

the songs of

nostalgic past

-Haiku Heights

Droplets (Haiga)

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:54:50 PDT

Image (C) Priyanka Bhowmick

droplets forming

the leaf steamed up

with the touch of rain

Full moon

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:46:21 PDT

Another shot taken with my Nikon P100 after having a lot a patience I took this shot when a crow came flying before the full moon.

Image Credits: (C) Priyanka Bhowmick

Happy Birthday "Lens and Verses"

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Mon, 16 May 2011 22:10:40 PDT

Hello Readers/ members,

It’s a grand occasion that today “Lens and Verses” have crossed 2 years in this journey of poetry and life. Thank you all for your kind support that inspired me to keep writing so long. Hope we cross further more years together sharing our joy in our inscriptions.

Priyanka :)

Camera-Critters #161

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:33:06 PDT

Photo by Priyanka Bhowmick

Haiku Heights #41: Innocence

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:01:11 PDT

new born calf
all I can see
innocence bleeding

Mango Moons- published Haiku

noreply@blogger.com (Priyanka Bhowmick) — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:11:07 PDT

the fragrance

from a petromax lantern —

an old hut in winter

third day of December
the same black crow
on my garden wall

-Issue 37: May- June 2011

***Published in Mango Moons- Contemporary World Haiku (Muse India)- an initiative by Kala Ramesh