Haiku: Mother

May 4, 2015 · by Maniparna Sengupta Majumder · in Haiku. ·

Jamini Roy Painting- Mother and Child

her strokes on my cheeks

empowering me always

maa*, my home and heart

maa*: mother

Shared with Carpe Diem haiku Kai, celebrating May 2015 as the month of Master Basho’s poetic journey.

51 responses to “Haiku: Mother”

quirkywanderer May 11, 2015 at 4:11 pm · · Reply →

brilliant. simply brilliant! less is more and you do it brilliantly

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 12, 2015 at 1:39 pm · · Reply →
  
  Overwhelmed! Thank youuu … 😀
  
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Aquileana May 8, 2015 at 9:09 am · · Reply →

Really beautiful… Best wishes, Aquileana 😀

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 8, 2015 at 9:47 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks so much dear….. wish you a happy weekend ahead… 🙂
  
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quirkyshine May 6, 2015 at 4:15 pm · · Reply →

Happy Mothers Day to all great mothers 🙂 beautiful post! 🙂

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 7, 2015 at 8:31 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks a lot dear… ❤ 🙂
  
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moondustwriter May 5, 2015 at 11:03 pm · · Reply →

your haiku represents “mother” well – so sensitive and powerful is she!

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 11:52 pm · · Reply →
  
  Indeed, all mothers are like that…. 🙂 Thank you… 🙂
  
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dilip May 5, 2015 at 8:51 pm · · Reply →

Oh so tender and beautiful – yes mother!
Thanks Maniparna.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 11:51 pm · · Reply →
  
  Thanks Dilip for the lovely comment… 🙂
  
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Kiran Acharya May 5, 2015 at 5:51 pm · · Reply →

Wow. 🙂 Simply beautiful.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 11:50 pm · · Reply →
  
  Thanks, Kiran…. 🙂
  
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kokilagupta May 5, 2015 at 1:46 pm · · Reply →

Absolute Love is Maa … beautiful 🙂
Loving this new layout girl .. its looking more spacious and serene !

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 11:50 pm · · Reply →
  
  True, maa means comfort and love… 🙂
  
  Thanks dear, was awaiting your opinion on this… 😀
  
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Bell of Peace May 5, 2015 at 7:34 am · · Reply →

It is a new way to see this matter. It is interesting as well. http://www.bellofpeace.org

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 11:49 pm · · Reply →
  
  Thanks … 🙂
  
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barrira May 5, 2015 at 12:47 am · · Reply →

This is absolute love ❤
Beautiful 🙂
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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:28 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks so much… 🙂
  
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ladyfi May 4, 2015 at 11:01 pm · · Reply →

Just lovely!

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:31 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks… 🙂
  
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Archana Kapoor May 4, 2015 at 9:58 pm · · Reply →

awesome 🙂

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:31 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks dear… 🙂
  
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Mary May 4, 2015 at 9:28 pm · · Reply →

Wonderful and perfect way to celebrate Mothers everywhere.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:32 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks..composed this as Mother’s Day is approaching… 🙂
  
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  - Mary May 5, 2015 at 3:06 am · ·
    
    Truly a beautiful way to honor Mothers across the world.
    
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  - Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 8:38 am · ·
    
    Thanks a lot… 🙂
    
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simranakaur May 4, 2015 at 5:54 pm · · Reply →

Beautiful and profound! 🙂

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:36 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks dearie… ❤
  
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Mark M. Redfearn May 4, 2015 at 5:41 pm · · Reply →

It’s always better to have a home than to be homeless! 😉

If Taken in My Hand

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 5, 2015 at 1:36 am · · Reply →
  
  Haha..it is… 😀 thanks…
  
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Indah Susanti May 4, 2015 at 2:41 pm · · Reply →

And almost Mother’s Day here. Thank you for beautiful haiku dedicated to mothers….oh, loving the new look of your blog!

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 2:44 pm · · Reply →
  
  Thanks a lot, Indah…. really, really relaxed to know that the new look is working good for all my readers…. 🙂 Was quite tensed….
  
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Forest Tinker May 4, 2015 at 10:35 am · · Reply →

So sincere, warm, loving. Wonderful mountain photo and new, bright look. Such a heartfelt dedication your haiku is. That says a lot. Nice painting with it must say.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:05 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks…Glad you liked the new look 🙂 Jamini Roy was one of the most famous painters of Bengal.
  
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ANooP May 4, 2015 at 10:14 am · · Reply →

Maa is a powerful three letter word especially in India. Hope you have seen the dialog from Deewar movie… the maa one 😀

Well written 🙂 Short yet sweet.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 10:35 am · · Reply →
  
  Hehe… ”mere pas maa hain” … 😛 😀
  
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  - ANooP May 4, 2015 at 10:41 am · ·
    
    😛
    
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Vinay Nagaraju May 4, 2015 at 8:53 am · · Reply →

Maaa :).> That word says it all, the essence in unconditional love!

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:08 am · · Reply →
  
  Always…Maa’s are like that…universally… 🙂 Thanks Vinay..
  
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Somali K Chakrabarti May 4, 2015 at 7:12 am · · Reply →

Both the haiku and Jamini Roy painting convey the essence of love and security and comfort linked with ‘maa’.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:21 am · · Reply →
  
  “Maa” itself is such a sweet word…..:-) Thanks Somali for the kind words… 🙂
  
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Suzanne May 4, 2015 at 5:09 am · · Reply →

I love the layers of meaning you have captured in a few short lines here. Your haiku made me stop, think and refocus my attention on mother earth. Thank you.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:23 am · · Reply →
  
  Great to know that you’ve found this one worth that. Mother Nature nurtures us in the same way as our biological mothers. Thanks a lot for your wonderful words… 🙂
  
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  - Suzanne May 4, 2015 at 1:51 pm · ·
    
    You are welcome. It was a lovely haiku
    
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  - Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 2:39 pm · ·
    
    🙂
    
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Ami (Yearful of Sundays) May 4, 2015 at 3:36 am · · Reply →

To think of maa as ‘home’ is amazing – a perspective I haven’t thought much about, I admit, but if I do, I find it so apt. Maa: a place of refuge where you can go hide when you want, and the home you turn to when you’re tired, sad or weary. ❤ A beautiful ode to mothers.

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:48 am · · Reply →
  
  So well said Ami. You’ve echoed my thoughts …Thanks a lot dear… 🙂
  
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suchetana mukherjee May 4, 2015 at 2:21 am · · Reply →

Wonderful. Very deep.Maa, my home and heart, love this line<3

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- Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 2:37 am · · Reply →
  
  Thanks Suchetana… 🙂 Mothers are like that, isn’t it?
  
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  - suchetana mukherjee May 4, 2015 at 3:09 am · ·
    
    Yes of course they are like that:)
    
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  - Maniparna Sengupta Majumder May 4, 2015 at 11:26 am · ·
    
    🙂
    
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Haiku: Mother

her strokes on my cheeks

empowering me always

maa*, my home and heart

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her strokes on my cheeks

empowering me always

maa*, my home and heart