Haibun

A Night Alone   

 

It is a rain pinging, downspout gurgling, wind gusting, pines shushing, leaves swishing night. It is a game after game of solitaire losing night. It is a facing eternity, an aging awareness, a "what's life all about?" night.  It is a tug of war between graceful acceptance and angry depression night. It is a slow ticking of time, of darkness until the first filaments of dawn infiltrate the recesses of my brain with a new day’s promises night. 

 

twenty-first birthday

able to vote and to drink

to follow all my dreams

            joys and riches wait ahead

            the rainbow's gold within reach   

 

young and foolish

seeing the distant future

with myopic eyes

knowing now that blurred vision

is a gift that gives us hope

Adelaide Literary Magazine

Haiku

 Failed Haiku

Haiga

Haiku Reality 

Haiku

 swaying grasses

brush against bare arms

thoughts of you

Modern Haiku

Haiga

 Haigaonline

Haiku

 abandoned homestead

spring breezes rustle

old memories

The Millbrook Independent

Haibun

 

Nirvana

 

Hot dogs, burgers, fries, cotton candy, pop corn, and ice cream. Summer food at Savin Rock, the amusement park. After eating, always sticky hands and smeared faces , and, sometimes, a stomach ache. The best of all these treats was found in only one place at the far end . 

 

soft shell crab

wind and waves and salty air

all in the taste

Presence