first-born flowers*
In the place where we scattered her ashes last summer, there’s now a tiny crown of purple shoots adorning the snow.
early March just enough green to believe
*haibun title comes from a Shakespeare’s Sonnet 21
—Lorraine A Padden
Issue 23.1 | 24 March 2023
I love this haibun. The title, prose and haiku all coming together to form a whole.
I love it too.
Wonderful phrasing throughout.
Alan
Lovely Lorraine!
Deeply felt!
Beautiful, Lorraine. I love the phrase “just even green to believe.”
marion
Beautiful, Lorraine. I love the phrase “just enough green to believe.”
Lovely haibun, Lorraine!
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March 24th, 2023 at 12:52 pm
I love this haibun.
The title, prose and haiku all coming together to form a whole.
March 24th, 2023 at 1:45 pm
I love it too.
March 25th, 2023 at 6:02 am
Wonderful phrasing throughout.
Alan
March 25th, 2023 at 9:33 am
Lovely Lorraine!
March 25th, 2023 at 8:31 pm
Deeply felt!
March 27th, 2023 at 3:05 pm
Beautiful, Lorraine. I love the phrase “just even green to believe.”
marion
March 27th, 2023 at 3:06 pm
Beautiful, Lorraine. I love the phrase “just enough green to believe.”
marion
March 28th, 2023 at 3:22 am
Lovely haibun, Lorraine!