Haibun Poems | Haibun Examples

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A haibun is a form of Japanese poetry pioneered by the poet Basho, and comprising a section of prose followed by haiku, but there is more to a haibun. What is haibun in poetry (complete definition)?

The Bread That Binds

THE BREAD THAT BINDS Look at religion like a sandwich, Judaism being one slice of bread, Islam being the other slice of bread, the true God, the goodness in the middle. Without bread slices, the sandwich would fall...Read More

Immortal Life or Not

Many times, I have thought how nice it would be to be captured and bitten by a handsome vampire and live a life of immortality. Living forever, eternally youthful and healthy, never aging, accumulating life experiences. ...Read More

The Soul Is Immortal

When the physical body wears out, it dies. When it dies, the tissues, organs, nerves, fluids, etc., rapidly disintegrate. Left alone, in time, the physical body completely disappears…with, perhaps, only a few bone fragments...Read More

Petunia Leads the Way

My eye is quickly seized by a gorgeous glimmer of purple; I walk over to take a better look. The renegade petunias have arrived to announce the imminent arrival of summer. They are supposed...Read More

I Wonder

I WONDER I often wonder just how things would have been if it had been the Prophet Muhammed who had stood trial before Pontius Pilate that day, and just what would have been his wife's message...Read More

Nursing Home Trip

On the way to the nursing home, we pass many beautiful sights. So many homes with pleasant yards, lawns, and flowers that delight. After so many days of rain then a little break, green everywhere...Read More

July 5

Early dawn I got the message. I knew - it was going to come. It really came. Fond childhood memories glided by …through my mind. After three hours, I am in the serene garden -...Read More

What is real

Our dreams seem real during the continuum our attention is held captive, hypnotised therein. We feel each tremor of joy or fear, as the case may be, whilst dreaming. Let us reflect. Upon waking up...Read More

RETIREMENT

How do I start retirement? With grandsons galore, cooking and cleaning, barrel of fun, and a runway to the twin cities. What’s next, you ask, on this escape from my library duty? Well let’s say...Read More

My Blood Ran Cold

my neighbor Vi is a personable woman with determination in every action. The day I met her she came over, introduced herself, and told me that where I know live is land that was called...Read More

reverent twilight

Dusk moves over for twilight, rhinestones in the sky make ominous shadows Voices around the campfire get softer, some people are silenced. Laughter has slowed. Reverence for the night permeates the evening air. twilight reverence ...Read More

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Definition | What is Haibun in Poetry?

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