A Room of My Own: Shard of Sunlight Tanka

just to be alive ...

one long shard of sunlight 

through a gap 

in the bedroom curtains

touches my tear-streaked face

FYI: L1 alludes to the following:

...

it is a serious thing

just to be alive

on this fresh morning

in the broken world.

I beg of you...

Mary Oliver, "Invitation," Red Bird, 2009

Added:

meteor shower ...

my four-year-old son loses 

count of wishes

Added:

waterfront stroll ...

rising over the pole lights

a flower moon

Added:

alongside a sunbeam

jogging to the edge 

of my daydream

reprinted in Triya, Monsoon, 2025

Hindi Translation

धूप की लकीर पर 

दौड़ती हूँ मैं

अपने ख़्वाब की हद तक

नेवर एन्डिंग स्टोरी, मई 28 2025 

Added:

the splinter moon

at our bedroom window 

her knife-sharp words