The last kite
carries the setting sun
in its wings
Aju Mukhopadhyay is an award-winning poet, author, and critic. He contributes different genres of literature to various journals: 10 of the 36 books he's published so far are of Japanese short verses: Short Verse Vast Universe and Short Verse Delight. His works have been widely anthologized and translated. He recently won the Best Author (non-fiction) award at the Literoma Laureate Award.
Haiku by Aju Mukhopadhyay
Picture by Dewang Gupta
This haiku poem is part of the Naviar haiku music challenge, where artists are invited to make music in response to a weekly assigned haiku poem. Participation is free and there are no limitations in the songs’ length or genre.
You have seven days from the posting of this haiku to submit your track. For information on how to make a submission, visit the Naviar Haiku Music Challenge page.
Submission deadline: 26th February 2020