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Tag Archives: Contemporary Haibun Online
virtual friends . . .
Lately, I’ve had the good fortune to have my work showcased by two virtual friends. The first, Marjorie Buettner, is one of three new editors at the helm of the recently revamped Contemporary Haibun Online. Although I’ve never met Marjorie in … Continue reading
Throwback . . .
Throwback This is my sister’s story. My sister, who carries the genes of our mother’s grandmothers —Miriam and Polly and Mary—in her face, in her arms, legs, feet, hands. My sister, whose skin is red, like a sunset that bleeds … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Summer
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Nothing more . . .
Nothing more remains of the house her father built close—too close—to the tracks. Not the wrap-around-porch where she and her sisters perched like a charm of songbirds. Not the wooden swing hung from the porch ceiling. Or the morning glories … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Oklahoma
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homecoming . . .
Each April, Oklahoma poet Ken Hada gathers writers together for three days of readings, camaraderie and celebration of the written and spoken word at East Central University’s Scissortail Creative Writing Festival in Ada, Oklahoma. This was the second year I’ve had the … Continue reading
All Souls Day . . .
It’s been such a privilege for me to share in the remembrances of all those who’ve contributed poems to honor their loved ones here during the past two weeks. I am humbled, not only by the response to my call … Continue reading
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Tagged All Souls Day, Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Love
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Dreamtime . . .
One day the Rainbow Serpent wakes from a dream to create the earth and all its inhabitants. Grass. Flowers. Trees. Frogs. Birds. Emus. Kangaroos. Wallabies. Rivers and streams. Then she makes laws for all to obey, saying, “Those who keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Haibun Online, Dreamtime, Family, Haibun, Indigenous People, Rainbow Serpent, Tanka, Tanka Prose
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The Gathering . . .
The Gathering It starts like this. The guests begin to gather. The gathering grows into a circle of well-wishers. Friends and strangers. Meeting. Greeting. One question leading to another. And another, as small talk swells into more small talk. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Winter
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Bush Tucker . . .
At dinner, I find myself surrounded by tourists from a geriatric bus tour who’ve traveled from the seaside town of Adelaide to see the Outback before it’s too late. Seated next to me is a soft-spoken woman named June. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Outback
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Pendant Power . . .
Even as a child I admired the cameo, not merely for its beauty but for some incontrovertible spirit it seemed to embody. My mother’s pairing of the necklace with a simple black dress reserved for birthdays and anniversaries heightened the … Continue reading
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Tagged Cameo, Contemporary Haibun Online, Haibun, Tanka, Tanka Prose
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Prayer for the Dead . . .
The ruins of a medieval castle stand on its outskirts. The River Úhlava runs through it. It’s ringed by the Böhmerwald. This much I know from guidebooks, but my pen-pal quickly gets to the heart of our ancestors’ village. “In … Continue reading
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Tagged Contemporary Haibun Online, Family, Haibun, Haiku, Passover
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