COMPENSATION br A fitter cut his hand br A farmer lost his land br One lakh rupees was paid br As slow poison br br br QUACK HAIKU-1 br Glittering lights br Of a roof garden party br Beggar blinks in wait br br Pleasure sails br In Dal lake, on trendy boats br Rower counts his coins br br Ants under your feet br Ever heard the crackling sounds br Of their legs breaking br (THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF SRISRI’S POEM) br br Rivers br Reaching the ocean br Advaitham br br Man and woman br Two sides of one divine br Arthanareeshwaram br br (Whenever l tried haiku, my thoughts invariably slip into associated pain, tragedy and philosophy.