Chitra Rajappa

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Chitra Rajappa

Short Biography

I am a researcher in Computational Chemistry based in Bangalore.
I have an abiding interest in reading poetry and literature.
I came across haiku poetry for the first time in 2002 and have since attempted to write some of my own.

Chitra Rajappa


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Chitra Rajappa penned a poem about thunder in Bangalore, India. Thunder is traditionally a summer season word in haiku because people tend to remain indoors during the heat.

thunderclap
the sleeping newborn
throws up her arms

© Asahi Shimbun Sep 16-17, 2006


ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo


summer afternoon:
a raven and its shadow
weaving through the treetops

© The Heron's Nest
Volume VIII, Number 2: June, 2006.


ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo


new rain shoes;
my daughter asks
will it rain today?

for the June Shiki Kukai, June 2010


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