BLOSSOM RAIN
Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things—mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity—and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves. ~Bashō
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Fujisan Tanka Contest
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Dance into the World
I'm elated to have my tanka included in "DANCE INTO THE WORLD." I love the way the anthology is divided into seven themed section. There are also so many high quality tanka! Thank you so much, Michael Dylan Welch, for this beautiful 20th anniversary anthology! If you are not a TSA member, grab your copy on Amazon.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Moonbathing
Sharing my tanka published in the current issue of Moonbathing. Thank you so much, editor

Monday, December 14, 2020
Triveni Haikai Calendars Have Arrived! (December Winner)
Getting ready to mail my Triveni calendars! So happy that my haiku won for the month of December.
snowflake cocoa . . .
enveloping myself
with old love letters
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Sonic Boom (December 2020)
So excited to share my alcohol ink art and cherita poem published in the current issue of Sonic Boom! Mine is on page 44. Enjoy the full issue here! Thank you so much, Shloka Shankar.
Friday, December 4, 2020
The Cherita (Issue 4:4 September 2020)
*this night
tattooed deeper
dew soaked grass
was it your breath
I choose not to
release?
Paresh Tiwari : Hyderabad, India
a cherita trouve from Christine L. Villa
a few stars nibble dawn
I savor the words
tumbling on your pillow
while you fall asleep
I dare not to
open my eyes
Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India
*
moon shards
when will I ever
get it right?
no lullabies, fairytales,
or words to clone
perfection
Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India
peeling the scent of regrets
I strip my bed
and dump the sheets
into the washer
if I enter a puddle
will it be easy to forget?
Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India
Monday, November 23, 2020
Cold Moon Journal
Sharing my monoku, dedicated to my father, published in Cold Moon Journal. Thank you so much, Robin Jacobson.
Sunday, November 22, 2020
tanka 2020: poems from today's world
Finally received my copy! Sharing my tanka published in tanka 2020: poems from today’s world. Thank you so much, editor Alexis Rotella. Thank you, Tom Clausen, for inviting me to submit. So honored to be in good company!
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Haiku Dialogue: Opposite Attract
I almost forget
you're here anymore
break of dawn