Seven evocative haiku by Prof Ram, exclusively for Different Truths, paint a vivid tapestry of nature, devotion, and life’s fleeting moments at the Ganges.

Sun rising late
slow arrival of winter
feverish warmth

awaits the sunrise
in the chilly Ganges
a nude worshipper

sunrise
behind the temple:
cloud’s edge

flowers turn
to the rising sun:
greeting

a dense fog
hides the sunrise—
waning winter

her day begins
before dawn with the lantern
worshipping lingam

aged with seasons
now seeks sojourn in the west—
no more sunrise

welcoming sunrise
dew drops on dry leaves—
an epitaph

Picture design Anumita Roy

Prof Ram Krishna Singh

Ram Krishna Singh is a widely published, anthologised, and translated poet with over 25 poetry collections to his credit. His recent poetry collections include Covid-19 And Surge of Silence/Kovid-19 Hem Sessízlík Tolkȋnȋ (English/Tatar, 2021), Silence: A White Distrust (English/Japanese, Kindle Edition/Paperback, 2022), Poems and Micropoems (Southern Arizona Press, USA, 2023) and Knocking Vistas and Other Poems.

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