<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 15:50:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Welcome to ...</title><description/><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/blogger.htm</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>70</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-6920120947617369282</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-05-08T23:34:55.842+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>talking about meditation -&lt;br /&gt;he takes another&lt;br /&gt;sip of his beer</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2007/05/talking-about-meditation-he-takes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-9186114487297928243</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:32:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-14T17:34:56.535Z</atom:updated><title></title><description>Valentines day -&lt;br /&gt;my 11 year old sells the rose he bought&lt;br /&gt;to the highest bidder</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2007/02/valentines-day-my-11-year-old-sells.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-6224283502346621140</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2007-02-14T17:32:21.305Z</atom:updated><title></title><description>day before valentines -&lt;br /&gt;at the supermarket, the queue of men&lt;br /&gt;with flowers</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2007/02/day-before-valentines-at-supermarket.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-115869973165359777</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-09-19T22:02:11.676+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>dawn -&lt;br /&gt;a garden slug&lt;br /&gt;in his new school shoes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/09/dawn-garden-slug-in-his-new-school.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-115403217691632290</guid><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:27:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-07-27T21:29:36.926+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>Hello friends, thank you for all your kind comments. Work and life have been so hectic this last month and a half that I haven't been able to update this or any of my other blogs... The situation will change soon, and I look forward to being back!....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace,&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/07/hello-friends-thank-you-for-all-your.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-115109248959211208</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:39:36.096+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="milford return" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/milfordreturn.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;after the upset&lt;br /&gt;the 10 year old asks &lt;br /&gt;for his favourite dessert&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/06/after-upset-10-year-old-asks-for-his.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-115109232024124404</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-24T15:46:51.790+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>long after the storm the shape of its fury in the trees&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/06/long-after-storm-shape-of-its-fury-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-115109190483148077</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T20:45:04.840+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>old and withered my basil still flowers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/06/old-and-withered-my-basil-still.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114859439765654542</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2006 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:43:35.090+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="whiteclematis" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/clematiswhite.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;summer evening - &lt;br /&gt;wrapped around the old trellis &lt;br /&gt;clemetis vine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/summer-evening-wrapped-around-old.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114849040016018730</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:44:59.306+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="marked sheep" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/bdaymarkedsheep06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;spring rain- &lt;br /&gt;the traveller photographs&lt;br /&gt;the marked sheep&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ps I accidentally deleted the original Haiku which had some comments. Hope I've remembered it correctly!</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/spring-rain-traveller-photographs.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114798737378686457</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-24T17:59:04.126+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>wet woods -&lt;br /&gt;all the branches that could have fallen -&lt;br /&gt;chopped&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/wet-woods-all-branches-that-could-have.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114816347080983589</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 May 2006 21:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:47:24.403+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="plane trails" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/planestreaks1.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just playing with the different scenes that come to my mind with this photograph..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;late evening -&lt;br /&gt;in the sky, plane trails&lt;br /&gt;meet and fade..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the sky -&lt;br /&gt;the temporary patterns&lt;br /&gt;of shared journeys&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;for a short while&lt;br /&gt;the trails left by the airplanes&lt;br /&gt;linger&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;carried &lt;br /&gt;in the summer breeze&lt;br /&gt;airplane stories&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/just-playing-with-different-scenes.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114799663171884186</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 23:57:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:45:54.803+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="goldfields" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/treeandgoldfield.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;before the fields of gold-&lt;br /&gt;the outstretched branches&lt;br /&gt;of the old tree&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/before-fields-of-gold-outstretched.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114798910051665350</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2006 21:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T21:54:36.423+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>birthday morning-&lt;br /&gt;the children awake&lt;br /&gt;singing&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the youngest's gift:&lt;br /&gt;bulbs &lt;br /&gt;he planted himself&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the eldest's gift:&lt;br /&gt;beautiful running tights &lt;br /&gt;like hers..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the middle child's gift:&lt;br /&gt;a book on enlightenment&lt;br /&gt;bought with car wash money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday tradition-&lt;br /&gt;a packet of fudge&lt;br /&gt;shared eagerly&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;husband's gift:&lt;br /&gt;a beautiful hammock&lt;br /&gt;for two..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="flowers" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/birthdayrose06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;hidden outside-&lt;br /&gt;a gift of flowers&lt;br /&gt;the colours of summer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday morning errands-&lt;br /&gt;passing a funeral car&lt;br /&gt;and a learner driver&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="rainfromafar" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/bdayrainfromafar06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday-&lt;br /&gt;the rain in the next town&lt;br /&gt;hasn't reached my home&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="bluebells" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/bdaybluebells06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday walk-&lt;br /&gt;everywhere &lt;br /&gt;dazzling bluebells&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="bdaycake" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/bdaycake06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday cake -&lt;br /&gt;the eldest child bakes &lt;br /&gt;with special ingredients..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/birthday-morning-children-awake.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114798775258964734</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-19T00:40:09.846+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>day before my birthday -&lt;br /&gt;clearing accounts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday in another country -&lt;br /&gt;my mother..&lt;br /&gt;remembers earlier&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday eve-&lt;br /&gt;I finger all the envelopes&lt;br /&gt;from afar..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday eve -&lt;br /&gt;the many sounds&lt;br /&gt;from the children's bedrooms..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;birthday eve -&lt;br /&gt;setting the alarm&lt;br /&gt;extra early&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/day-before-my-birthday-clearing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114772600151876518</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 20:46:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-06-23T22:07:49.536+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #444 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #444 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #444 1px solid" alt="whiteblossoms" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/whiteblossoms1.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;summer-&lt;br /&gt;his fingers scatter&lt;br /&gt;the blossoms&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/summer-his-fingers-scatter_114772600151876518.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114772313453697702</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-15T21:00:33.943+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="camellia" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/cameliainmay06.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;camellia&lt;br /&gt;catching&lt;br /&gt;the last rays of sun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/camellia-catching-last-rays-of-sun.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114772007216475787</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 19:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-15T20:56:04.440+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>summer rain -&lt;br /&gt;a Land Rover driver on his mobile&lt;br /&gt;in the fast lane&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/summer-rain-land-rover-driver-on-his.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114771848466958060</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2006 18:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-15T21:43:09.250+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>summer -&lt;br /&gt;indoors &lt;br /&gt;my basil's first flowers..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/summer-indoors-my-basils-first-flowers.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114660792376987169</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 22:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-02T23:19:52.480+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>clouds chasing the fleeting blue skies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/clouds-chasing-fleeting-blue-skies.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114660770834104945</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 22:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-05-02T23:08:28.350+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>almost summer - &lt;br /&gt;I empty his half-finished&lt;br /&gt;cup of coffee..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet :)</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/05/almost-summer-i-empty-his-half.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114626340761415653</guid><pubDate>Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-29T22:54:30.500+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="mcdonalds" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/mcdonalds.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;McDonalds &lt;br /&gt;accepts payment&lt;br /&gt;by debit cards and credit cards&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet :)</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/04/mcdonalds-accepts-payment-by-debit.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114626251267983680</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 22:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-29T22:29:01.790+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="goldfields" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/goldfield.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;fields of gold -&lt;br /&gt;the traveler pauses&lt;br /&gt;to take a photgraph&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/04/fields-of-gold-traveler-pauses-to-take.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114600002104289178</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-28T22:30:55.680+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="sweden october 03" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/swedenoct2003.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;streets of Stockholm -&lt;br /&gt;walking with friends&lt;br /&gt;and strangers..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/04/streets-of-stockholm-walking-with.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5780300.post-114599936567101035</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2006-04-25T22:13:39.253+01:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="woods" src="http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/350_120306/rugbypresentationnwoods04.jpg"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;spring -&lt;br /&gt;our children rush&lt;br /&gt;to explore the woods&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sangeet</description><link>http://www.thehaikupoet.com/blog/2006/04/spring-our-children-rush-to-explore.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (sangeet)</author></item></channel></rss>