RAM KRISHNA SINGH

Collects all of my published poetry books. Also provides an uptodate view of my poetry, especially haiku and tanka.

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Location: Govindpur, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

Ram Krishna Singh is an Indian poet and academic, whose main fields of interest consist of Indian English writing, especially poetry, and English for Specific Purposes, especially for science and technology. Born on 31 December 1950 in Varanasi, India, he has authored more than 160 research articles,170 book reviews and 45 books. His works have been anthologized in over 150 publications. Dr Singh's poems have been widely translated and explored in several M.Phil. and Ph.D. theses. Till recently,Professor of English at IIT-ISM, Dhanbad,he is now happily retired and pursuing his literary interests.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

FIVE TANKA

1

Her letter smells

the lotus she wore each time

meeting in the dark:

I touch her fingers again

with all the hopes and passion

2

The chilly twilight—

tossing leaves and branches

tell of the wind

before sunrise she and I

cross-legged, cling to each other

3

Awaiting the wave

that’ll wash away empty hours

and endless longing

in this dead silence at sea

I pull down chunks of sky

4

At the river-front

in-drawn with Buddha’s image

in padmasana

eyes half-closed, meditating

his eyes not yet opened

5

The wind lifts

her curved nudity hidden

in the water curtain:

I touch the strings that whisper

love in each falling drop

--R.K.SINGH

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