Dr Vidya Hariharan is an avid reader, traveller and coffee drinker. In her spare time, she wrestles with crossword puzzles. She enjoys the works of T. S. Eliot, Ranjit Hoskote and Sylvia Plath, when she is not devouring crime fiction. Vidya also teaches English Literature in a suburban college in Mumbai. She writes narrative prose, haiku and haibun. One of her poems " Beauty" has been selected as Editor's Pick for July 2024. She won the Editor's Choice Award called Peak Experience from Under the Basho journal in January 2025 for her haiku. Her works can be seen in many national and international journals and magazines.
Love, loss, death, sorrow,
Belief, mockery, hunger,
Laughter, trust, happiness,
Birthdays, Promotions,
...
A promise is meant to be kept,
Breaking it leaves a scar,
Invisible they may be, but
They cause you to not go far
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Love is like the gentle mist
Air laden with feelings warm
Moist as a new sponge cake
Tasty, soothing and calm.
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The freedom to fly is not ours yet,
Wings sprouting from underarms
Levitating us through the sky
Soaring over the clouds
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Pant, sweat, fight,
Push, shove, break
All the monster barriers
of apathy, red tape
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