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

Prof Ram Krishna Singh, also known as RK Singh, is a widely published, anthologised and translated poet with over 25 poetry collections to his credit. His recent poetry collections include Poems and Micropoems (Southern Arizona Press, USA, 2023), Knocking Vistas and Other Poems (Authors Press), Leaves of Silence: Poems and Micropoems (Authors Press), and Drifty Silence and She: Selected Poems & Micropoems (Edizioni Universum, Capri Leone, Italy, 2025).