Mann library - Cornell University New York, 2022

Honoured to be a featured guest poet/author for November 2022 at Mann library - Cornell University New York. https://haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu/ 

https://haiku.mannlib.cornell.edu/category/author/hifsa-ashraf/


Nov 30, 2022

late-night train
the mother’s lullaby
for everyone

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Nov 29, 2022

nostalgia
the walnut door bangs
back and forth

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Nov 28, 2022

fireside meditation
shifting my thoughts
from woods to ashes

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Nov 27, 2022

housebound
finding my place
in the milky way

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Nov 26, 2022

blind spot
he finds the moon
a mere dot

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Nov 25, 2022

solar eclipse . . .
he blames me
for the stillbirth

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Nov 24, 2022

letting go of
what’s not mine
prairie wind

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Nov 23, 2022

summer solstice . . .
spending more time
with my shadow

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Nov 22, 2022

pre-dawn stillness
she breathes in
the Himalayan snow

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Nov 21, 2022 

insanity
above the mountain clouds
my inner screams

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Nov 20, 2022 

breccia . . .
I let go of
all my narratives

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Nov 19, 2022 

twilight hush . . .
a cow’s bell keeps
the herd on track

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Nov 18, 2022 

wood smoke . . .
the visibility
of anonymity

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Nov 17, 2022 

post-storm
the broken shell fills
with stars

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Nov 16, 2022 

afternoon meditation
the dust is settling
in an empty bowl

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Nov 15, 2022 

dinner alone
the aroma of garam masala
mixed with fog

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Nov 14, 2022 

overloaded cart
in the donkey’s eyes
dusk deepens

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Nov 13, 2022 

life after
migration
flickering fireflies

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Nov 12, 2022 

late twilight…
mom’s forehead sweat
glints in the firelight

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Nov 11, 2022 

first step
on the misty bridge
owl’s hoot

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Nov 10, 2022

migraine—
the far side
of a full moon

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Nov 9, 2022 

rare family dinner
the taste of red chili
burns the silence

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Nov 8, 2022 

scattered pearls
in the jewelry box
her married life

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Nov 7, 2022 

bipolar—
the silhouette of driftwood
on a windswept beach

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Nov 6, 2022 

tiger lily
life after
#metoo

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Nov 5, 2022 

wave after wave
the moon weaves my silence
into a symphony

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Nov 4, 2022

peace negotiations—
an orphan boy collects
the bullet shells

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Nov 3, 2022

desert heat—
running after the mirage
a small shadow

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Nov 2, 2022 

morning pilgrimage
each dewdrop carries
its own sunlight

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Nov 1, 2022 

self-healing
I paint my face
with seven colours