Haibun Stories

Poetic reflections concerning life and its meaning.

~ nature poems, mostly ~

2025 Amby Awards Favorite! A collection of poems for a dark season, featuring themes of loss, guilt, heartbreak, and regret (yeah, good times, lol).

俳句をまた掻きました。英詩の韻とかむずすぎんよ......

Genres: Poetry/Historical. Summary: This collection of haibun, inspired by the prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), delves into the Floating World of 19th century Japan when it marched into modernity, losing part of its artistic character in the process. Yoshitoshi was the last great master of ukiyo-e whose visionary courage gave new inspiration to a dying art. I'll attempt to revive part of his world in this collection. Hope you enjoy! Status: On-going...

Haibun poem about my school pigrimmage to Taizé many years ago from my current Christian Gnostic perspective.

This is my first attempt at writing a haibun that I chose to do after reading Seas' haibun. I have attacked a Youtube video to give you an idea of the climb involved. The Middle Sister is the peak that you will see at the last of the video, and is one I refer to in this poem. I actually climbed both the Middle and the South Sisters for a college class title "The Geology of Oregon Underfoot" that I took many moons ago.

1st Grace Awards, 1st Winter Rose Awards 2019 (Summer) 2nd Nexus Easter 2019 Nominations Award. What does 'tilting to the west' mean? It is the moment we cease to stand upright in who we are, even for a moment, a piece of ourselves for a day.. . a year . . . a lifetime. How? Perhaps a critical comment, gridlock on a life decision, an accident that shrouds you in mists of negativity, the ending of a relationship. No? It might be the death of a dream, personal isolation until you feel glacial; missing home or Mom. Many are battling in the war zone of chronic illness or disability until they don't remember 'Normal' or what 'Me' means. Others struggle to adapt to new roles, positions, or homes; Millions are mourning the emptiness-crater a person's absence has created in their daily lives. The poems within show "tilting" in its various forms, both literal and figurative. This collection includes poetry ranging from free verse to modern Japanese traditions (all written in English) including haiku, senryu, tanka, rengay, and haibun. Why free verse and haiku / Japanese forms? Free verse represents the years and stages while haiku expresses the snapshot moments. Cover Photo Credit: Shutterstock, Inc., Chekmarev Pavel

The poetry of Impermanence

The poetry of Impermanence

My collection of poetry for the 2013 Atty Awards. Made it to the "Showcase" awards of top 50 collections.

This is the beginning of my haiku, senyru, haibun collection that I will build over time by adding new piece, and placing older haiku style poem in it.

A book containing different forms of poetry and prose. :) Poetry#44 on 11th Dec 2014 :)

Genre: Poetry. Featuring... (1) Nove Otto: The Color of God (2) Sonnet: Knowledge and Wisdom (3) Acrostic: To bandgeek13 (4) Palindrome: Immortal Love (5) Hymn: True Compassion (6) Haibun: Chang'e Flees to the Moon (7) Ballade: We Poets (8) Ode: No Name (9) Pantoum: Revenge (10) Fable: Penguin's Bluff Status: *Complete!* ✓