A Haiku by Sandip Chauhan

 

courtyard tulsi
someone's forgotten mantra
in every leaf

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Sandip Chauhan, PhD, is a poet based in Northern Virginia, USA, where she works as a national bank regulator for the federal government. Her poetry encompasses haiku, haibun, and tanka, drawing on classical traditions while embracing a contemporary sensibility. She has edited three haiku anthologies and is the author of Sprouting Grass, a collection of haiku. Her work has appeared in various online journals. She writes in both English and her mother tongue, Punjabi.