Haibun for Bill Higginson
over the bay
a jet banks into the haze
(haibun for Bill Higginson)
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at home
bay window
no matter the season
drawn curtains
(haibun continues…)
sight unseen
my maternal grandfather passed away on june 22 1980 from black lung … (haibun continues)
Winter Stars
moon splinters
on the river–the glint
of ice floes
(haibun excerpt)
Black Dog
“You know”, he confided, “I want to walk in front of a truck.” (haibun continues)
Faster and Faster
20,000 years on average from the Sun’s core to its surface… (haibun continues)
For Two Horses By the Fence at VCCA
total eclipse–
the sun’s corona streaming
through us
[haibun excerpt]
Float
the transparency
of light
floating on water
(haibun)
Oasis
We walk under a scorching sun next to the river. … (haibun continues)
Carnival Elephant
I lifted a single peanut up to the great animal. … (haibun continues)
September 11
Living in New Jersey, it was noon before I turned on the TV and heard that the planes had hit the towers. My first thought was of my ex-girlfriend, who was still a friend.
Twilight
twilight
and it gives off the kind of hot chill one can get at times of transition… (part of a haibun)
South Coast, Aqaba
We stand on the shore, a plastic bag of fins, masks and snorkels on the sand between us… (haibun continues)
Nighthawks
“Nighthawks” — a new haibun by Roberta Beary
Hiking
(a short haibun — click through to read it)