The Old Mangrove
By Nisha Raviprasad

Only the broken branches ,

a tattered rope and a plank of

moth eaten wood.

The old mangrove… a shadow

of the past.

Hide and seek and story telling

the first kiss and lost love.

all the storms that waged

all the tears that was shed.

ripe and unripe…

everything was in its heart.

I hugged it tight

leaving it with

everything that I could no longer take.

Nisha Raviprasad is a lover of books, poetry, and nature. Her haiku have been featured in esteemed journals such as Wales Haiku Journal, The Heron’s Nest, and others. She holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and has worked as a research assistant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Nisha currently resides in Kochi, Kerala, India.