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Issue 30X: Dec. 2025
Haibun: 77 words
By Kala Ramesh

Keep It Simple

 

I received a flyer in my mailbox about a basic practice from the rich yogic tradition that we can easily incorporate into our daily routine. It states that if we consistently practice this method, we can control our blood pressure and enjoy sound sleep, among other things!

What?

“If we consistently practice”—isn’t that where all my good intentions come to a grinding halt?

	ha! the lingering 
		    fragrance of a rose ...
	the uncluttered mind 

 

Kala Ramesh
Issue 30X (December 2025)

is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, a mentor, an editor and anthologist, an artist, and a renowned pioneer in the field of haikai literature in India. She is the Founder/Director of Triveni Haikai India, the Founder/Managing Editor of haikuKATHA Journal, and haiku editor of Under the Bashō.

For details, please see Author’s Bio at Writers Edition: Kala Ramesh: Championing the Haikai Tradition in India and Beyond.

 
 
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