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The grandeur of nature is beyond imagination and words, inspiring creativity since ages. When three mystical forces of nature- Sun, clouds and mountains, create coherence, their beauty appears magical and enthralling. As the varied hues of amber sprinkled by Sun coalesce with the duvet of blue skies, they create a halo affect on the colossal … Read more
The challenge of NaPoWriMo for today is to specifically write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place you live. It may be the high sierra, dusty plains, lush rainforest, or a suburbia of tiny, identical houses – but wherever you live, here’s your chance to bring it to life through the … Read more
Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander inadvertently when I’m feeling dejected and miserable. Writing is a tool for introspection for me. It … Read more
The sky seemed captivating, adorned with the glitterati of stars like a bride dressed in an impeccably sparkling outfit. I had been admiring the blue for hours and was eager to continue my adoration for eternity. The moving clouds had always inspired me since my childhood. I commended their audacity when they momentarily veiled … Read more
My hands are trembling. My body quivers. But my eyes are focused at the birds soaring in the sky. I feel butterflies in my stomach as someone tightens the belts that have captivated my body. Dozens of thick ropes web across the nylon fabric to eventually assemble at the harness. It’s a firm structure safeguarding … Read more
The prompt for NaPoWriMo for today has not yet been uploaded so I followed the prompt shared by Colleen for her Weekly Poetry Challenge #28 which requires words “hard” & “soft” or their synonyms to be used in a haiku, tanka or haibun. I have written a haibun with words “soft” and “insistence” (for hard) following the … Read more
Today is the first day of NaPoWriMo 2017 and I have tried to write a new form called Haikun, keeping in line with the early bird prompt provided by NaPoWriMo (though I am not early :)). Haibun is a Japanese literary form that combines a small prose with a haiku possibly using autobiographical bits and pieces as base … Read more