Haiku and Studies

Four Haiku are published in the latest issue of Blognostics.

http://blognostics.net/blognostics-an-innovative-experience-in-literature-poetry-and-art/2016/02/07/haiku-by-archana-kapoor-nagpal/

I am almost done with the proposal commitments before I meet my Project Guide for the first approval. Fingers crossed.

I started studying the material before I write my assignments. The feeling is like being a working student. I started working at the age of 17. I completed my studies while I was working in the evening. I have always been quite good at doing two things at the same time. But with home, husband and work commitments - it is tough, tougher, toughest!! 

Mom is not with me to pack my breakfast though my husband supports a lot still....mom is a mom. She used to make all three meals, pack them for me, oil my hair, cut fruits for me, iron my clothes, and at the end her presence next to me always made a difference. After a tired day - i could sit next to her in the balcony (it was a stress reliever in its own way). I wish I can go back....but I cannot deny the support that my husband gives me. The time he gave me for myself is a big credit to his understanding for my dream to study further....:). The liberty to cook at times and skip when I have deadline is a big help for me. He get me books, make juice for me, put drops in my eyes as I got my yearly seasonal allergies.....what else a wife wants....I guess I got too much without asking....;). Will be visiting university tomorrow for my first submission. Phew!

Here are these four haiku -

# 1

at every turn

the moon reaches before me …

walking uphill

# 2

with him

in his coffin…

scent of jasmine

# 3

in loneliness

reading the epitaph

in reverse

# 4

between

me and him

a cashmere cardigan