Senryu—Daipayan Nair

Hailing from Silchar, Assam, Daipayan Nair is a haijin. He writes micropoetry, mostly haiku and tanka poems. His works have been featured on various international platforms and weekly columns like Haiku Dialogue of The Haiku Foundation, Haiku in Action of Nick Virgilio Haiku Association, and FreshOutMag. His haiku has also been published in the Frogpond Journal, the prune juice journal, Failed Haiku Journal, Cold Moon Journal, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, Triya Mag, Failed haiku — a journal of English Senryu, and the prestigious monthly of haikuKATHA from Triveni Haikai India. His recent collection of haiku & senryu titled "tilt of the winnowing fan" was published in 2022 by Hawakal. 

1.

Kolkata tram ride 

fresh carp splayed out 

on a sidewalk 

2.

scooping his chaat

out of a custard apple 

the schoolkid's walk 

3.

round curves 

old dad stares at

my potato soup

4.

early dawn sparrows

grandpa takes another sip 

from the clay cup 

5.

pleating 

the saree between her fingers 

mom's advice 

6.

rail platform gaze

the topless beggar picks up

her comb 

7.

morning crowd 

a food vlogger zooms in

on the vendor's face 

8.

heated argument 

dad exchanges phone numbers

with his cab driver 

9.

in-laws' love 

an inverted rice bowl 

on my thali

10.

this new 

pitter-patter of rain 

a yellow taxi