Tag: haibun
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Bounce Back: A Riding the Dragon #Quadrille #haibun reprise…#poetry #haiku
The Dragon bucks. He spills me onto the earth. I can lie there, staring at the sky with the breath knocked out of me. Or I can bounce back up. And get back in the saddle. winter sun the only way out is through for dVerse–Quadrille #48. DeJackson hosts, and the word…
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Legacy of a Last Jedi: a #haibun chronicle of Luke Skywalker #poetry #haiku #starwars
(SPOILER ALERT: If you’re one of the handful that still hasn’t seen Star Wars: The Last Jedi, be warned!) How did it all go so wrong? I was the hero of the rebellion against the empire. I was the last hope of the Jedi. But when it was time to fulfill that hope, I failed…
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#Haikai Challenge #16 (1/13/18): Freedom #haiku #senryu #tanka #haibun #renga #haiga
Photo by Jerónimo Bernot on Unsplash Well, haijin, what a ride so far! From sub-artic to spring-like to freezing once again! Yet you braved the cold to take the challenge: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 2. Jules 3. Petru J Viljoen 4. Linda Lee Lyberg 5. Jane Dougherty 6. Merril D. Smith 7.…
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#Throwdown Thursday (1/11/18): my latest on .@ImageCurve.. #haibun #poetry
Gastronomic Insomnia Full, from dinner. Spicy beef and rice with black beans repeat. The last traces of tequila complete their work. I keep drinking water. No matter how bloated I feel. Or how sleepy. windchime rises, falls crickets chirp first published on Image Curve, January 11, 2018 Photo by Natasha Bhogal on Unsplash for…
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#Wayback Wednesday (1/10/18)…an .@ImageCurve #haibun… #poetry #haiku
Holiday Epilogue Oil cracks on the frying pan in the kitchen. Dice in a boggle bubble rattle. I just can’t stopplays on the black-and-blue mini radio Frankie got for Christmas. Aroma of frying breadcrumbs permeates the living room. Anticipation and dread for tomorrow slowly strangle me. It’s that time. January night— Preparing the last…
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#Tanka Tuesday (1/9/18): Low Winter Sun …an Ekphrastic #tankaprose…#haiku #poetry #photo
“low winter sun” by Sharnon Knight “low winter sun” a pathfinder’s way ends at home fresh snow and bare trees a welcome sight We swore we passed the same farmhouse. Weather-worn, with a silo near the barn, and perhaps a shed set back in the same, full field. Each one lay along a state road…
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Our Post-Mortem: an .@ImageCurve winter moon #haibun for #dVersepoets
Our Post-Mortem I sit on your beige sofa across from you in your living room. Mike — your husband, my fraternity brother— prepares the VHS tape. Of your wedding. There is a moment when he’s in the kitchen. I see you, seated cross-legged, some serene Buddha of a woman. Only a hint of…
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#Haikai Challenge #15 (1/6/18): Winter Storm or Artic cold #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga
Welcome to 2018! A shout-out all of you that participated in last week’s challenge: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 2. Zander 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Xenia Tran 5. Janice (Ontheland) 6. Jules 7. Alice Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. And now, for the first Haikai challenge of the year: This week,…
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