Every now and again I write a form of poetry called haibun. For those who not familiar with the form, it is a blend of haiku and prose. (I can provide more information if it's requested) I love to do them but must be in the right poetry mood to do so. I hope you enjoy 'Shadow Dancing'.
Shadow Dancing
summer fades away
slipping into autumn song
of crimson glory
I sit in contemplation of seasons. Each chasing the next in a never-ending race and I smile. They embrace, share a singular breath, waltz as one to an aria of gladness before one slips away so the other's journey may continue... for it must continue.
autumn and winter
share December's whisperings
across sullen skies
So it is in life. One moment lives only to blend into the next. Keeping its secrets. Consoling and comforting. Jubilant and playful. Forgiving and mournful. Fickle and constant. Vibrant and dull. One moment. One breath. One sigh. One life. Shadow dancing to the music of change.
winter flirts with spring
delicate and blustery
touching with one breath
I wonder why I had not admitted this truth. This revelation of life. Why did I resist it? Why remain caught? Rooted? Unmoving within yesterday's grasp? Seasons of sorrow do fade. Seasons of joy will bleed into those of restless moods. Seasons of fear slip into those of brilliant colors. Those of new beginnings. Of love. Of faith. Of hope. They embrace. They dance. They breathe.
spring's sweet concerto
teases summer melodies
stirs magic of time
Your understanding of links, threads,
indivisibles, Myrna, is exceptionally astute
and more significantly, felt spiritually
in this rich, so well written offering.
This is a book of free verse poetry that addresses the seven main tests in life and offers some sensible solutions to passing those tests with minimal discomfort.
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Regis
indivisibles, Myrna, is exceptionally astute
and more significantly, felt spiritually
in this rich, so well written offering.
John