Haiku
sparrows squabble at
the old stone birdbath
ah! such cool water
Iljas Baker was born and raised in Scotland. He graduated from Strathclyde, Aberdeen and Edinburgh universities and now lives in Thailand. He is a Muslim and practices the spiritual exercise of Subud, which originated in Indonesia. He is married with a son and a daughter and two granddaughters. A volume of poems, Peace Be Upon Us, was published by Lote Tree Press, Cambridge, UK in 2023.
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