Written for dVerse Haibun Monday:
Wedding Bliss. Our host, Mish, ask us
to write a haibun based on a wedding.
Dedicated to my godparents.
Category: Haibun
Being Still: A Haibun
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, asks us to write a poem about facing
our fears and treading with trepidation.
Drought: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics: “Have You Ever
Seen the Rain?” Our host, Lisa, challenges
us to write a poem in any form about weather.
Grounded: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Journeying. Our host, Frank, challenges
us to create a haibun based on journeying.
The Soundtrack Of My Life
At Great Minds Think – Highlight Reel,
Sarah & Rohini ask ‘How do you
want to be immortalized?’
Unpredictable Despair
Written for Living Poetry where
the theme is June Musical Poetry.
Manhattanhenge: June 2026
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday 6/22/26:
First Solstice, hosted by Frank Tassone
From The Other Side
Written for Sadje’s What Do You See.
Here’s where the image took me.
A Jelly Jar of Stars
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Reena, who has chosen
the theme “East Meets West”. Our challenge.
is to combine one Western poetic form with one
Japanese poetic form. This is my Haibun/Shadorma.
A Moment After
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge,
where she has given us the sentence below as
a thought-starter. Here’s where the prompt took me.
“A thought brushed my palm, then scattered like a startled bird.”
Moon Glow: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Pub Poetics:
Names of the Rose. Our host, Merril,
invites us to write a poem of any style,
incorporating the names of at least five
different roses. This is my haibun.
L’alba: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Haibun Monday:
“Silence”. The image is borrowed from my amici at
Blog 57. Frank is our host and this is my haibun.
Azzurro Cielo: A Haibun
Written for Missy’s Mad Challenge.
I was inspired by the image I borrowed
from my amici at blog 57. Missy’s prompt
appears below. Here’s where the prompts took me.
Vigil: A Haibun
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge
where the word this week is “inchoate”.
Also for RDP Saturday and the word “eggs”.
This is where the prompts took me.
March Madness: Day Of The Lepus
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Mad March Hare. Our host is Frank Tassone
and this is my haibun response.
RDP Monday: superficial
Written for RDP, where sgeoil asks us
to get creative with the word “superficial”.
Thanks, Heather! Here’s where the prompt took me.
RDP Tuesday: peregrination
Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
to get creative with the word “peregrination”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s one of my memories.
An Unexpected Grace
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 1-5-26:
Epiphany where our host Frank asks us to write
a haibun in which we allude to “epiphany” –
however we understand it. Here is my haibun.
Weathering The Dark
Written for Sadje’s “What Do You See” #317
Here’s where the photo prompt took me.
The Watcher
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative
Challenge #061. I chose Pic #2.
Here’s where the image took me.
Being Sicilian: A Haibun
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#440 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
97 words using the word ‘heritage’. Here’s my take.
In Papa’s Garden
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery: Yvor’s
“Time and the Garden”. Our host, Sanaa, asks us
to write a short piece of prosery of up to 144 words
and include a complete line from the poem
“Time and the Garden”. Here is my haibun.
Little Foxes
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday: ‘silver’.
Our host Frank asks us to write a haibun with
the word ‘silver’ as our inspiration. This is my haibun.
How Sweet It Is
Written for dVerse ~ Poet’s Pub: Who Has A Sweet~Tooth?
Our host Lillian asks us to write a poem using candy
names. This is my sweet~tooth inspired haibun.
Identical Grief Revisited: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets – Fancy
Meeting You At The Pub Today and
Saturday. We are asked to share any
poem of our choosing. I am sharing
a haibun I wrote almost one year ago.
Since then, our feelings remain unchanged,
except now laughter comes a bit more easily.
Night of the Lepus: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 3-3-25.
Our inspiration this week is “March Madness”.
This is my haibun.
Groundhog’s Lament: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday –
Celebrating Groundhog Day. This is my Haibun.
With Love From Us: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics where the theme is
“Despite and Still”. My inspiration is the poem seen below
written by John N. Morris. Here is my haibun.
In Prescious Moments Of Lucidity: A Haibun
Written for d’Verse Poets where our inspiration
today is “reflection”. Here is my haibun.
Día de los Muertos ~ A Haibun
This week the three prompts from aooga at OLWG #389 are
1) thirsty souls, 2) police dog, and 3) Armando’s Market,
to be used as we like …. as is, as an inspiration or not at all.
Also, Gerry C & Sue W ask us to incorporate the word “eerie”
in their Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge. And finally,
I have used one of Kevin’s brilliant images from No Theme Thursday
as the inspiration for my post today. Here is my haibun.
The Elephant's Trunk 