Tag Archives: Haibun

All Thoughts Have Merit

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD – Day 15 “Write a prediction poem.  Make a prediction, write another person’s correct or incorrect prediction.” She said, careful, rain storms tonight thought she was right He said our snowstorm would be … Continue reading →

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Birthday Madness

Posted on March 5, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday:  March Madness  (posted by Merrill) “Can you believe it’s already March? Well, the calendar says it is, and here the days are growing longer, and flowers are trying to pop up through … Continue reading →

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losing branches

Posted on March 1, 2019 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Season Your Poetry Part II (posted by Toni) “Matsuo Basho invented the Haibun form during the Edo period while travelling on a journey – for enlightenment! He kept a daily travel journal … Continue reading →

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First Taste of Intolerance

Posted on February 7, 2019 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Zero Tolerance Various countries have laws for zero tolerance of: Using certain pesticides and chemicals, Bullying in the workplace, Dealing Narcotics, Driving while intoxicated, Belonging to gangs, Using weapons and drugs and violence in schools, … Continue reading →

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Morning Meditation

Posted on February 5, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday: Solitude  (posted by Kim) “I regularly read Brain Pickings by Maria Popova and a recent one had an article about Hermann Hesse on solitude.  The article starts by describing how Hesse’s ideas about … Continue reading →

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Seeking

Posted on January 13, 2019 by

Written for:  Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #66 On the road again … Tacna (Peru) We have arrived at Tacna Peru, close to the Chile border, and as you maybe know Peru was once part of Spain and the main religion … Continue reading →

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January

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “January”  (posted by Kim) “There is an overall feeling of emptiness, which is reflected in the January skies: they are grey, there are no birds and, at the moment of writing, … Continue reading →

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Creeping Sadness

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Mono no Aware”  (posted by Toni) All of us are seeing the year slowly die. This brings me to a Japanese phrase – mono no aware (moh noh noh ah wah ray) … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Good Times

Posted on November 27, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “waiting”  (posted by Imelda) “For this prompt, put yourself in waiting mode. Think of what you are waiting for. What’s happening? How are you as you wait?” She spent may years … Continue reading →

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Between

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub:  Haibun Monday – “Transitions”  (guest host:  Merrill) “For this Haibun Monday, I want you to write about change, but specifically, I’d like you to write about a transitional time in your life. It could be … Continue reading →

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