Tag: haibun
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Psalm of the Hound of Heaven’s Prey
“Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you…” Or is that too strong for this dance we step to? The shivers up my spine. The moments of utter spaciousness, where I shrink almost to nothing before an enormous you That hunting feeling, as though you’re everywhere, and I have nowhere to run, nowhere…
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Vernal Vision
cherry blossoms petals afloat on the wind fall to the ground like they never happened petals afloat on the wind how the crows fly like they never happened this moonrise how the crows fly fall to the ground this moonrise cherry blossoms spring fever savoring every minute over at dVerse, Merril pubtends a MTB that…
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“Yet Again…”
Another rapid-fire robin song this early evening. Another tussle atop the branches of the blooming cherry tree. Another view of darkened blacktop and droplets atop car rooves. How many repetitions. Is enlightenment found in the acceptance of them? late spring azaleas yet again
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Eclipsed Expectations
A dragon swallowed the sun. Darkness engulfed the lands. The people grieved, rending their hearts and garments. Did some sacrifice defeated warriors or maidens atop ziggurats to appease the sun-stealing serpent? Were their deaths in vain? a pine envined the scent of incense sold for six pence New York City lay outside the totality. Even…
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A Fool’s Ballad
Jaime Amadán, the bastard son of the Tuatha de Danann, Lugh, and a down-on-her-luck actress, Mary. Jaime Amadán, the wise fool who rode the dragon that everyone else forced back into its cave. Jaime Amadán, a forgotten hero whose legendary exploits reveal for us the choice: to live in ordinary sorrow, or in extraordinary joy.…
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Stellar Encounters
Sirius held his wife Myrna and daughter Siobean close. Another impact shook the ship, and more screams of alarm filled the hold. He bit back his curse against the universe. All he wanted was to see his family safe? Was that too much? Captain Viscerius of the Santere cruiser Hellspont smugly grinned at the image…
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Those Jitters
Another Sunday night. Another knotted gut, clenched by the angst of the work-week to come. And the complications of a troubled collaboration. Some days, no matter the progress I believe I have made, I feel as stuck as ever. even through darkness half moon
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#Haikai Challenge II #13 (4/6/24): total solar eclipse (Kaiki nisshoku) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
Happiness is seeing haijin embracing poetry! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Eugi2. Peter3. Jules 4. Melissa5. Petru6. Suzette Benjamin 7. Ben Tonkin8. Kerfe Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! This monday marks a total solar eclipse! On Monday, a total solar eclipse will cross North America – a phenomenon that has not…
Frank J. Tassone 