Fledglings--By Angelee Deodhar--India

Fledglings

These words
my fledglings of thought

baby chicks hatched
from my feather lined bosom
fed inspiration from the Muse
till their feathers come

like the mother bird
flying outwards and back

I teach them to fly into
that delft bowl of submissions 

cooing encouragement
teetering at the edge

I teach them to be unafraid

of editorial hawks

most times they find a home
sometimes they come back

like homing pigeons

till I send them out again
to try to fly on their own.

Angelee Deodhar, is an eye surgeon turned haiku poet, translator, and artist from India.  She has translated six books of haiku from English to Hindi. She has no personal website or blog. "Hot on the heels of her 2014 release of a collection of poetic prose containing haiku, Deodhar celebrates having edited Journeys 2015, an Anthology of International Haibun, highlighting authors in 15 different countries." - David McMurray, Editor, Asahi Haikuist Network, Japan