Haibun Stories

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, following our four-footed friends.

❝Poetry (n.) - literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.❞ Copyright © 2017 by Ara Bae.

Reflections and observations on life, its meaning and purpose. Poetic musings concerning the nature of reality.

Poetic reflections concerning life and its meaning.

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.

A collection of haibun, haiku, tanka & other short form poems.

In 1950s Montreal, a young student is quietly forced to switch from left to right-handedness-a change that would ripple through his life in subtle and lasting ways. Blending memoir, cultural reflection, and poetic form, The Ghost of My Lost Left Hand explores how a single hand reshaped identity, memory, and the mind itself.

The idea behind this 99 Poem Challenge group project is to build a folder of poems that are all completely different in style . The challenge is also to complete within a year and to be inspired and inspire others to try new styles. Within each poem itself there is a basic description of its type or style and any specific rules involved. Special thanks to @cristinaaragon for the cover design.

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

The poetry of Impermanence

my collection of senryu and haiku on the subject of the holidays. each poem was written during the winter from late October to early December and has a very different personality. together creating a complex story of family, tradition, personal growth and anxiety of a new year. originally written on my twitter, some of these poems have been changed and modified specifically for this upload to Wattpad. thank you for reading. please like or comment if you enjoyed. I have also included more in depth descriptions of what each haiku is about or the feelings I associate with the story. I have split them up to please the Wattpad gods. May they have mercy on your soul.

The poetry of impermanence, the observation of birds.

A collection of verse, including a poem which is also a Drabble (100 words) with Mythic Greek influence, and followed by humour, horror and fantasy in varying doses as my entry for the 2012 Atty Awards

I must be living wrong. - Short stories, prose and poems Artwork on cover by Firenze Lai Ching Yin

A vengeful rōnin wanderer tries to find and eliminate the ones who wiped out his entire clan.

俳句をまた掻きました。英詩の韻とかむずすぎんよ......

assorted stories I've written, whether on a whim, for myself, or for creative writing class