Tag: haibun
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Three-Lake Loop
Sunday. A March day in the 50s (F). We forego our Zazen sit to hike an 8-mile loop in Fahnestock State Park. Dormant Maples and Birches greet us as we traverse the opening leg of the first trail. We skirt the edge of the first of multiple marshes we encounter. A winding ascent brings us…
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An Unwise Disturbance
They should’ve let me sleep. They could have. A short slumber is all I asked. A brief respite of time in which to pretend I was human. But no. They awakened me. So now, they pay! whirling limbs the folly of dances with dragons Punam tends Quadrille #196 over at dVerse Poets Pub. There, we…
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#Haikai Challenge II #9 (3/2/24): melt off (yukishiro) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
How was your February 29th, haijin? I hope it was memorable! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ben Tonkin2. Eugi3. Jules 4. Petru5. Suzette Benjamin6. Melissa Lemay 7. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving on. The temperature reached 60 degrees F one day last week. Then the next…
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Unrealized Disasters
A pair of headlights reflect off the rain-soaked street. Bird cries sound in the distance. The naked branch-ends of the Cherry Tree next door tremble like the swaying fingers of concert fans. The terrible things that I went through this week never happened. Somewhere in Elmira, New York’s Woodlawn Cemetary, Mark Twain is laughing his…
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Seasonal Incongruity
There’s scarcely any snow left on the ground. Spring-like sun, with a few showers thrown in for good measure, melted away the one-time wonderland brought by two mid-february snowstorms. Not exactly the kind of scene that evokes a Snow Moon. Yet there it is! Small, rising in the morning, and soon to be swallowed by…
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#Haikai Challenge II #8 (2/25/24): leap year (Urudoshi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
I hope you enjoyed the snow while it lasted, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Suzette Benjamin2. Eugi 3. Jules4. Ben Tonkin 5. Melissa Lemay6. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead… The interesting thing about having a solar calendar that is 356.25 days long is that…
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Those Days
When I stood on a hilltop behind Chestnut Ridge Middle School, the late afternoon sun bathing my face. I sought comfort, a new teacher so overwhelmed with the demands of the new profession, and a steep learning curve ahead. Or when Mira and I took Frank on the plethora of outings: Childrens’ Museums, Amusement Parks…
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This Tactility
Your touch on my face. This tremble down my spine. My caress of your own. That quiver beneath my fingertips. Is this how we know we’re alive? evening twilight how many more days do we still have? How many more times will we touch? De Jackson pubtends Quadrille #195 over at dVerse tonight, where we…
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