Here are ten Senryus – three-line unrhymed Japanese ironic or satirical poetic form – about human nature, by Daipayan – exclusively for Different Truths.
1. singing Tagore on the ghat stairs two paper cones 2. crushing papadis in a steel container his bengali slang 3. sunset lane the final touches of an idol maker 4. as far as the sunrise can reach … a subway beggar 5. matchsticks bundled in a rusty can tea stall gossip 6. round figure the cashier adds a chocolate bar 7. slum school a truck speeds over the flyover slab 8. every halt is a destination metro rail 9. brisk morning walk the old man's hand around his wife's shoulder 10. falling leaves … the sweeper stretches her spine
Picture design by Anumita Roy
From Silchar, Assam, Daipayan Nair is a haikuist. His haiku, senryu & tanka have been featured on various international platforms. He has been published in the Frogpond, the prune juice journal, Under the Basho Journal, Failed Haiku Journal, Kingfisher Journal, The Wales Haiku Journal, among others. He regularly contributes to haiku KATHA from Triveni Haikai India. His recent collection of haiku & senryu titled “tilt of the winnowing fan” was published, in 2022, by Hawakal.
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