Lily

Just to write. To create form from the formless. To somehow step aside from oneself and allow what is there to just be. With no thought for outcome or for response. Just write. How do I open to the flow? How do I write with no judgement? How do I select words? Watch yourself getting …

skye

At dVerse this evening it's Haibun Monday.  My favourite. Our host is Toni, kanzensakura  and here is her prompt. Today, I’d like you to write about singing along with your music and driving.  Off on a trip, off on vacation, soothing yourself and just driving at night, driving out your anger or your grief, shared …

windows

Our prompt for Haibun Monday is offered by Toni (Photograph of Francesca by me taken with Pentax Me Super and Tmax 100 film stock) “Were it not for shadows, there would be no beauty.” ― Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows So…shadows is a pretty open theme. The only rules are: • Must be written …

bush meal

Hello everyone! This is Toni at the Bar coming to you live on the First.Day.of.Spring. So my prompt to you all today is to write, not about the best picnic you ever went on but The Best Meal You Ever Ate. Plain and simple. What is the best meal you ever ate or what is …

the road is light

Hello.  This is Toni aka kanzen sakura (www.kanzensakura.wordpress.com) bringing to you the prompt for this session of Haibun Monday.  In 1980, the Japanese began a type of healing/meditation/relaxation process called  shinrin-yoku (森林浴) or literally, forest bathing.  This has become a recognized health benefit in Japan and other countries.  Basically you immerse yourself in the forest breathing …

wistful mist

Haibun Monday at dVerse and Toni Spencer has a prompt for us. The image is mine. Today I would like you all to write a haibun, true, and only one or two tight paragraphs ending with a classic haiku and to link it up and read other poets and comment. Indeed, many times, the comments …

blinded by the light

photo by me Bjorn provides the prompt for this Haibun Monday. Today I would like you to write a haibun on any subject that you like. but you should illustrate it with one picture, and let picture prose and haiku complement each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Winter's dark blanket has fallen upon me and assails my very …

Winter’s Haibun

Image by me of Bull Rushes in Winter. Bjorn provides the prompt for this Haibun Monday. Today I would like you to write a haibun on any subject that you like. but you should illustrate it with one picture, and let picture prose and haiku complement each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Light snowfall frozen by the night …

Snap

Photo by me Guest blogger Michael from the blog Morpethroad is offering this prompt for Haibun Monday over at the Pub tonight. As your guest host today I am asking you to consider the concept of WAITING. We all do it at least once a day. We live in a world where waiting is part …

a Japanese moment

It's Haibun Monday at dVerse tonight and we are prompted by Toni Spencer to write a free for all Haibun. Here's how she set up the challenge. That being said, today is a Free For All…meaning, you pick the subject upon which you wish to write.  There are rules of course – (1) The haibun …