Spinning Pinwheels - new and selected haiku and haibun

The glide of herons . . . I remove a word from the haiku 

Ramesh’s present book, spinning pinwheels, is studded with beautiful haiku, like fireflies in a midnight field. The art of de-cluttering is strong here, underlining the truth that less is more. When minimalism reveals her inner strength, nothing can be more beautiful, for haiku then becomes a wordless poem. The magic is evident each time. — Kala Ramesh 

There is a tendency among spiritual thinkers to regard the world as broken, and to go searching for what heals. It is tempting to slot Ramesh’s poetry in the “healing” category, but that, I think, would be mistaken. What his haiku reveal is a world that is already healed. — Robert Hirschfield 

In Ramesh's haiku, the deep connection between nature and human life is vividly depicted — a farmer bathing, a neighbourhood rooster eagerly welcoming the returning poet, a cow pushing open the gate at dawn to nibble on a banana peel, a boy and a bird of paradise, a child flying a kite, a girl collecting seashells, a baby elephant catching up with its herd, Jacaranda petals falling onto a baby carriage … — Mayuzumi Madoka