Abdul Malik Mandani Poet Haibun

The Amazing Life

I was taking an early morning walk. A beautiful day had dawned, 
cool and crisp, with only a whisper of breeze. I am told it’s revitalizing; 
it will do my health much good. But, you see things to sadden you. 
Sometimes being early kills you;

sitting on a tree
early bird scans the mowed lawn
for an early worm

I am told too to play it right. Stay safe within your boundary.  
Stepping out of bounds can be dangerous. Tread the well-trodden path.
Not to take unnecessary risks; 

did everything right
like fish stayed in my waters
got caught and filleted

Life is amazing. It’s an endless maze of dead ends. 
It is not simple living a life -- It’s full of misgivings and mishaps. 
We couldn’t figure out the purpose of life even after a life-time of living;

like guinea pig wheel
with all the running around
and getting nowhere

I looked at the amazing stone faces of long-forgotten gods of ancient civilizations,
From the Incas, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians to 
the Egyptians -- they all believed in a continued life in the great beyond;

I picked a stray
stone and chiseled myself a
god; then, I worshiped



~Haibun contest by Scott Thirtyseven

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Sara Kendrick August 23, 2015 at 9:12 AM Interesting winning work..Congrats on your win..Sara

Scott Thirtyseven August 21, 2015 at 9:11 AM That last haiku just leaves so much to the imagination. In the middle line of your second prose I think you have a typo, I reckon you mean 'bounds'. Thank you for entering this great piece into my contest. Keep enjoying the haibun. Abdul Malik Mandani August 21, 2015 at 10:03 AM Thanks Scott. Appreciate very much.

Dr. Upma A. Sharma August 21, 2015 at 1:56 AM Congrats on another wonderful win abdul with this amazing haibun! Abdul Malik Mandani August 21, 2015 at 10:04 AM Thanks Upma, appreciate your 'amazing' comments.

Skat A August 20, 2015 at 6:37 PM Abdul, Congratulations on the win. SKAT

Jan Allison August 20, 2015 at 12:05 PM Dropping back with my congrats Abdul:-) hugs Jan xx

Pandita Sietesantos July 19, 2015 at 2:53 PM Abdul, this is magnificent! What an enjoyable read! Good luck in the contest and I expect to see this beauty on the winners list! Pandita Abdul Malik Mandani July 22, 2015 at 2:32 PM Thanks Pandita, appreciate much your comments.

Kp Nunez July 16, 2015 at 2:07 PM I like this, Abdul. You have made a difficult form seem so easy. Seamless even. Such irony in the last haiku. Goodluck! Kim Abdul Malik Mandani July 16, 2015 at 2:16 PM Thanks Kim. This form is very interesting; it satisfies my urge to write both, prose and poem. Appreciate your comments.

Jan Allison July 16, 2015 at 12:24 PM Its a challenging form isn't it Abdul - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx Abdul Malik Mandani July 16, 2015 at 12:59 PM Yes, indeed! And interesting. Thanks Jan.