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Dust Bowl - Haibun

Dust Bowl


Dust sifted through the dry wooden slats of the now empty homes.  No sunrise serenade nor rustle of flowing wheat greeted the parching sunrise.  Footprints long erased, carried on the wind of arid dreams, mistakes that scarred both hearts and soil. 



no sustenance here
greed’s empty bowl of dust
bent sunflowers mourn


John G. Lawless
7/12/2015

Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2015

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Christopher Goss Date: 9/14/2015 2:00:00 PM Wow, very interesting write! Login to Reply

Scott Thirtyseven Date: 8/30/2015 8:55:00 AM Tonight I tweet links to the top two poems. Thanks for your support in this contest. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/4/2015 10:00:00 PM Hey, Scott, great contest theme and introduction(for me) to the Haibun form. Appreciate the time and effort the contest takes.

Anindya Mohan Tagore Date: 8/22/2015 12:06:00 PM Wonderfully composed Haibun with right kind of slicing, congrats for the very well deserved top spot... Warm regards, Bobby Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/4/2015 9:59:00 PM Thanks Bobby for reading and for the kind words of praise.

James Inman Date: 8/22/2015 10:31:00 AM John, beautifully written. Incredible meaning. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 9/4/2015 9:58:00 PM Thanks James appreciated you taking time to read and comment.

Lycia Harding Date: 8/21/2015 10:44:00 PM Nyyyyssssse! Congrats on your win, John. xoxo Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/22/2015 6:56:00 AM WOW.....a NYSE(new york stock exchange) kudos....Thank you for stopping by and reading Lycia

Bill Lindsay Date: 8/21/2015 12:59:00 PM Gold medal standard- congrats on your win ;) Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/22/2015 6:55:00 AM Thanks for stopping by to read and comment Bill

Scott Thirtyseven Date: 8/21/2015 10:32:00 AM Fabulous union of prose and haiku, while the haiku stand so well alone (a feature that I understand the form calls for). Then it all ends with that haunting last line. Thanks for entering this piece into my contest, and congrats on the win. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/22/2015 6:54:00 AM Yeah, Scott, the haiku is kinda like picking out the right pair of shoes to go with the outfit. This haibun is a curious form - devious in its complexity and simplicity. Thanks for baiting the trap for the muse.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma Date: 8/21/2015 1:40:00 AM Congrats on wonderful first place win John with this amazing write! Superb haiku! Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/22/2015 6:51:00 AM Thanks Dr. Sharma, it is an interesting form.

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser Date: 8/21/2015 12:36:00 AM I love the haiku... i can see why it get the first place... very meanigful!!!Congrats and congrats!!!~Olive Eloisa=`) Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/22/2015 6:49:00 AM Thanks for reading and commenting Olive - always appreciated.

Skat A Date: 8/20/2015 6:32:00 PM John, Congratulations on the win. SKAT Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/20/2015 8:11:00 PM Thanks SKAT.

Kp Nunez Date: 8/20/2015 4:44:00 PM A compelling read with a powerful message. It calls to mind pictures of foreclosed properties. Greed is at the helm of democracy, as much as free enterprise. An intelligent haibun anyone would be proud to have composed. Congrats, John! Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/20/2015 8:10:00 PM Thanks Kim for your praise and comment.

Eve Roper Date: 8/20/2015 12:32:00 PM John, a wonderful write with great images congratulations on your win and a 7. Hugs Eve Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/20/2015 8:10:00 PM Thanks for the high mark and kind comment, Eve

Sara Kendrick Date: 8/20/2015 12:11:00 PM Ahh!! Great quality work!! Way to go with this win..Congrats..Sara Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/20/2015 8:09:00 PM Thanks Sara, this is my first Haibun so I am doubly thrilled

Jan Allison Date: 8/20/2015 11:46:00 AM I imagery is very vivid John many congrats on your top spot:-) hugs jan xx Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 8/20/2015 8:08:00 PM Thanks Jan, your support is always appreciated.

Ilene Bauer Date: 7/13/2015 5:07:00 PM i never heard of this format but i like what you've written very much, john... Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 7/13/2015 5:38:00 PM Thanks Ilene, it's my first time with this form

Laura Leiser Date: 7/13/2015 11:16:00 AM This is great, John! Love the imagery and since I live in California, I am quite interested in this subject! Should do well in contest, 7. Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 7/13/2015 5:37:00 PM Thanks Laura, I have seen the form before but this is my first attempt at writing one.

Olivia Taylor Date: 7/12/2015 9:48:00 PM this is really good! i haven't seen this style before! I haven't seen your work before but i look forward to seeing what else you have for me to read. Mind checking my poems out? Login to Reply John Lawless Date: 7/12/2015 9:51:00 PM Thanks for stopping by to read and comment Olivia. This is my first shot at this particular form - the Haibun. It is one of the contest prompts. I will stop by and check out your writing soon.