Category Archives: Haiku

Mondrian’s New York – Haibun Monday

Yes, Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie Woogie reminds me of Manhattan in the city that never sleeps, New York.  The perfect grid system of streets running north to south and east to west.  How could you ever get lost? Its inhabitants focused on where they are going with a purpose in their stride.  No time for the niceties.  Be direct andContinue reading “Mondrian’s New York – Haibun Monday”

Looking Back – A Haibun

Just a few weeks ago it was the 35th anniversary of my living in the US.  I came from England, with my first husband and our baby son, to settle in Virginia where he was to begin a new job. We knew a lot of the States fairly well having visited numerous times however leavingContinue reading “Looking Back – A Haibun”

New Beginning – A Haibun

I remember writing the D’Verse Haibun a year ago and sharing that January had always been a sad time for me.  Each year I was consumed with melancholy and regarded it as a black month.  Little did I now then that 2019 would be one of the worst years of my life. In January within daysContinue reading “New Beginning – A Haibun”

Singing Myself to Death – An Insect Story – Haibun

I love the story of the Cicada. That elusive insect you never actually see but hear it at night making its glorious sound in the trees. The female Cicada lays her eggs in a crevice she makes in tree limbs. Once hatched, they look like an ant or termite and feed on tree fluids. WhenContinue reading “Singing Myself to Death – An Insect Story – Haibun”