Showing posts with label Haibun: In the Eye of the Beholder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haibun: In the Eye of the Beholder. Show all posts

Friday, October 18, 2019

Haibun


In the Eye of the Beholder    

Bath time for my two year old daughter. Soapy and slippery. Giggling, she splashes water on me. I’m in an old robe, no makeup, my hair in curlers.  As I towel her dry, she puts her arms around me and says, “Mommy, you’re beautiful.”

weeds and more weeds–
aging in a crock
dandelion wine
World Haiku Review

Haibun

From the Old School     He takes my arm, not to lean on, but to guide me across the street. This father protector, his sole acknowledgement ...