The Dewdrop is honored to publish the meditative haiku sequence “In Samadhi” by poet and speaker Kashiana Singh. Like her phenomenal haiku sequence “Unknowing”, previously published by The Dewdrop (https://thedewdrop.org/2023/12/31/kashiana-singh-unknowing/), “In Samdhi” as a whole is a nourishing work of stillness and awareness, but each of the ten haiku that comprise the work is a like a self-contained jewel of enlightenment and holiness. “I read recently about a study done on Long COVID and the results confirmed that even if patients were able to get a ‘few microdoses’ of meditation into their daily routine the impact of stillness was life-changing,” Kashiana told The Dewdrop, continuing, “What better way to stay in awe for a practicing poet than to use my daily walks to pause, and notice and use the simplicity of haiku poetic practice to gather my meditative moments?” She concluded, “These may not pass the purist haiku test, but they did serve very well for my pause practice.”
In Samadhi
snow peaks
walking towards
your vastness
ocean sounds
cowrie shells glimmer
in samadhi
visiting sparrow
school season starts
tomorrow
freeway view
for hours I stare
in awe
dawn chorus
I pack my mindfulness
to go
summer solstice
renewed angst of being
in life
meditation cushion
I journal every excuse
to be unquiet
padmasana
my grandson deepens
into my lap
bird’s eye view
the Annapurna rises
into a center
newborn sun
in the morning mist
lone cormorant
Kashiana Singh
When Kashiana is not writing, she lives to embody her TEDx talk theme of Work as Worship into her everyday. She currently serves as Managing Editor for Poets Reading the News. Her chapbook Crushed Anthills by Yavanika Press is a journey through 10 cities. Her last full-length collection, Woman by the Door, was released in 2022 with Apprentice House Press. Her latest collection Witching Hour will be released in 2024 by Glass Lyre Press.
Website – http://www.kashianasingh.com/ TEDx Talk – https://youtu.be/jzFflaqPrh