»
Archives
»
Open Poetry #21
»
Full Moon (Haibun)
| Open Poetry #21 |
|
Full Moon (Haibun) |
|
|
Samantha G Kennedy Member
since 2002-07-27
Posts 131Kent England 
|
Have you ever glimpsed the moon reclining on its back? I watch this striking performance;. When she- pregnant – With aspiration. Sits unaccompanied and in a puddle of expression. I wonder if she could rest, in those reflections Eternally. Ageing Moon Swollen with isolation The night- is over. [This message has been edited by Samantha G Kennedy (08-03-2002 02:12 AM).] |
||
| © Copyright 2002 Samantha G Kennedy - All Rights Reserved | |||
Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (sigh) Oh sweet sister, I just love this, your gorgeous words always make me smile, this is no exception, I LOVE IT!!! (kiss on cheek) I love your new piture too, sweet friend, YAY, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Sam, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
||
|
RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533 |
The birth of a lonely sigh.....Oh my. |
||
|
Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Samantha It's all in the perspective. Enjoyed |
||
|
Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Sammie...it seems the dreamer in you is a natural born writer... enjoyed this! |
||
|
Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Love the feelings this emotes. Well done Sammie! ~Hugs~ Great pic of you as well. ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
||
Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Samantha~ This is truly lovely~ Such graceful poetic brush strokes~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
||
|
Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Sammie - love this immensly. I can't say enough about this write... BC |
||
|
Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Samantha Lovely...very much enjoyed! |
||
|
Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
Very nicely woven ... and the haiku seems to blend in quite nicely too ... we don't see this form very often ~ you do it well  Rex |
||
|
Honeybee Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-26
Posts 5372Ontario, CANADA |
Samantha, once more I applaud your writing talent. You have some cool lines in this, it's beautiful in it's celebration of it's bounty and in the exploration of the other side of the coin - it's loneliness. I'm keeping this one Take care, Melissa~ "Poetry is not an opinion expressed... |
||
|
CSKpoet Senior Member
since 2002-07-12
Posts 845Island in Paradise |
Simply exquisite! I loved this artful work..hoping to see more .. aloha, Cher Poetry is: |
||
|
VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
Like this loads. This line grabs and holds on: Sits unaccompanied and in a puddle of expression. Whether on the shoal or on the shore, |
||
|
Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
one of my favorite subjects. . . the moon. . . very well written. . . one question. . . what's a "haibun"? ---------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
||
|
Samantha G Kennedy Member
since 2002-07-27
Posts 131Kent England |
to all who took the time to read and reply, thank you sincerely, it means so much and to sven The form of Japanese poetry known as haibun first developed from a Japanese writer taking a journey and composing a diary of his travels in a mix of brief prose, haiku and sketches. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) is perhaps the master of haibun. During the last years of his life, he traveled by foot throughout Japan, writing of his five journeys in terse combinations of prose and haiku. Basho’s The Narrow Road to the Deep North relates his five-month journey of 1,500 miles north of Edo in1689 where he wrote of the wilds. WHAT IS HAIBUN? Haibun is a combination of prose strong in imagery and at least one haiku. The prose in a haibun is trimmed to its essence just as a haiku is composed of few words chosen for their particular meaning. A haibun relates a journey, whether the travels are a physical exploration of the world or an internal journey of discovery. Often haibun contain a revelation or epiphany obtained through experience. The prose can reflect fragmented thoughts or complete sentences, but the sentences are tight with all the words serving a purpose. It is important to note that a haibun is not a short story. HOW MANY HAIKU? Some traditionalists believe that haibun should be written with the prose portion first, ending with only one haiku. As more writers discover this form, the boundaries of style and format have grown to include more than one haiku interwoven with prose. The writer can arrange and intersperse the prose and haiku in whatever format suits the piece; however, the haiku is separated from the prose and written in haiku format. There is no set length to a haibun. The haiku in a haibun does not have to relate directly to the subject matter. It is the reader who must decipher the link between the prose and the haiku — no explanation is necessary. The haiku connected to a haibun might be considered a microburst of detail. HAIBUN ESSENTIALS Haibun relates a journey Is a combination of prose and haiku The writing is sparse, tight With strong imagery It imparts a revelation I hope this helps regards Sammie ^i^ |
||
|
Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Absolutely breathtaking! |
||
|
Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
 |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
