Walking
along the river's edge in solitude, I close my eyes in the morning light. Inhale the
freshness of the
pines, let peace flow through my soul. Opening my heart,
keeping my dreams alive, in hopes they will never die. Making tracks with my winter boots leaving
imprints in the quest. A red tailed hawk flies overhead, telling me there is nothing to dread. It's time to change perspective to see beyond
frozen choppy waters. I wrap threads of soft blue wool around my neck, keeping me
warm on a cold day.
The remains of yesterday swirl, left over snowflakes, not the kind made from scissors and paper. The kind that dance upon your eyelashes to the song of a misty day. I've seen the parade of souls marching to a sacred drum they came in various forms singing ancient songs. Sometimes, they make quite the clatter as if to say did their life really matter? How many miles did they paddle in their canoes to find a place of heart? In silence, I make my way home.
The remains of yesterday swirl, left over snowflakes, not the kind made from scissors and paper. The kind that dance upon your eyelashes to the song of a misty day. I've seen the parade of souls marching to a sacred drum they came in various forms singing ancient songs. Sometimes, they make quite the clatter as if to say did their life really matter? How many miles did they paddle in their canoes to find a place of heart? In silence, I make my way home.
frozen life harsh cold
river slumbers in winter
dreaming of spring thaw
author's note: written for dVerse
Haibun Monday - Solitude
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Haibun Monday - Solitude
Sharing with Poets United
Thank you for visiting
Peace, light and love always
Through your words, I see the Old Ones, hear their drums. Beautiful, my friend.
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry,
DeleteI am sure you can see the apparitions on the river's edge. Thank you for seeing.
I like the rhyme in the title, which echoes with the ‘ack’ sound, dangerous, and the way you use the senses to convey the scene, especially the ‘winter boots leaving imprints’ and the red tailed hawk, a welcome splash of colour on a cold day. I also like the movement of the ‘remains of yesterday’ in the second paragraph, the’kind that dance upon your eyelashes’, and I love the contrast of ‘harsh cold’ and ‘dreaming of spring thaw’ in the haiku.
ReplyDeleteKim, Thank you for letting me know which parts you enjoyed.
DeleteSpring thaw works for us. Like how you transitioned from paper snow to real snow, neat addition indeed. Quite the stroll.
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, I like the feel of snowflakes as long as it isn't bitter cold. I remember as a kid cutting paper snowflakes and creating all sorts of designs.
DeleteThat was a wonderful mix of prose and poetry. And I could feel the cold.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Alex, it has been a cold winter with a few warm days. I am sure you have the opposite where you reside. Stay warm.
DeleteI do love the tracks you are making in the snow... to me wandering in snow is having a perfect companion in silence and snowflakes... solitude and peace
ReplyDeleteThank you Bjorn, I hope you are enjoying your snow filled walks.
DeleteOh yes, I identify. Surrounded by frozen life here, and waiting for another spring. It will be so welcome after this harsh cold!
ReplyDeleteI agree Mary, I will welcome spring.
DeleteIt's fun to think of the river dreaming of spring underneath the ice. Something is stirring!
ReplyDeleteI am sure life stirs under all the ice. Thank you for visiting.
DeleteThis is such a beautiful haibun. It reveals your heart, your caring for nature and those who came before us. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mryna for seeing. Have a wonderful week!
DeleteWinter in America is cold and I just keep growing older.
ReplyDeleteYes it is indeed cold in many parts of the country. I think we are all getting older with each day.
DeleteJust beautiful. The prose section is really poetry too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rosemary!
DeleteThis is so serene and peaceful … you have struck the chords perfectly with your words.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wendy!
DeleteWhat a beautiful haibun this is Truedessa. If only more of us appreciated how important the natural wild places are that do so much to keep all us creatures alive.
ReplyDeleteOld Egg, thank you for you kind words. I try to get out to enjoy nature when I can.
DeleteWhat I love most about this haibun is what it leaves in my heart as I finish reading--the thought of spring. It doesn't matter how cold winter might get, how uncertain... in time, spring will come. I love that.
ReplyDeleteHi Magaly, May you always feel the spring in your heart and life blossom with each new day.
DeleteThis piece evoked some very old memories. I can't recall the last time I walked through a forest or field just for the sake of doing so, or even because I had to do so to get from Point A to Point B. Funny how there are so many things one doesn't miss until you actually stop and think about them.
ReplyDeleteHi Silver,
DeleteMaybe, you should go out and take a short walk and enjoy the beauty of nature.
So beautiful and visual.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a beautiful poem, thank you so much for sharing.
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I love how you describe everything! So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis was gorgeous, Truedessa. I particularly liked the line, "The kind that dance upon your eyelashes to the song of a misty day." I know just that feeling, but could never have expressed it so beautifully. I had to google "haibun," a term I had never heard before. What a cool genre. Thank you for opening my eyes!
ReplyDeleteOnly True can write such beauty.
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