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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)?
SpacesI notice the spaces between my thoughts. Thoughts come and go. Spaces are always there—between written words, between objects, between thoughts, between sounds, between words, between musical notes, and inside a cup—around and inside it....
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12th grade, religious, space,
Form: Haibun
Storm Clouds Are BrewingThe evening news lulls me into a nightmarish sleep.
In the distance storm clouds are brewing. I hear the rolling thunder of division and dissonance. On the horizon I see lightning bolts igniting fiery hatred....
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12th grade, future, storm,
Form: Haibun
Stellas GardenStella's Garden
A gorgeous row of tiny dainty crystal bells lead the neighbors into Stella’s mystical garden. She is thrilled to see their interest, and points out other items that are growing – turnips, radishes,...
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garden,
Form: Haibun
The Day I Met JesusA summer afternoon, I stepped onto my study porch's to go to lunch. A Hispanic-looking man was standing there waiting for me. I said hello to him, and thinking he needed some assistance, I said,...
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Categories:
faith, religious, spiritual, uplifting,
Form: Haibun
From My Prison CellAnother moment goes by, another monumental stride
day by day, year by year wind-borne dreams
cascade amongst perpetual memories, gifts of light
that penetrates through the windows of time, the clarity
of it all giving hope to a...
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fate, hope,
Form: Haibun
EchoesI opened the sewing basket, letting my eyes and hands run over the tools she had used—the scissors, the darning egg, the pins and pincushion, and spools of thread. I gazed at the metal...
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11th grade, courage, mother
Form: Haibun
With You In MindWalking in sailor fields amongst the nettles picking blackberries,
the brambles cut deep savage the mind. Yet the bowl to be filled
the jam to be boiled the bread of hope to be flavourful,
the innocence of it...
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Categories:
memory,
Form: Haibun
The MuseGenesis 1:16 Context
13And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them...
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bird, faith, moon, sun,
Form: Haibun
Someone To CareStanding at the easel of life a portrait of a man so much in love with that to tempt the mood,
unable to caress his wanton spirit when cohabiting with a spent part of life’s...
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Categories:
angst,
Form: Haibun
Parents Being Who They AreT'was in the 1960s in South Africa. There was a brand of sweets that fascinated us young ones. Inside the pocket of sweets were toys - little appealing toys that spoke to us. One would,...
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Categories:
3rd grade, age, angst,
Form: Haibun
Childlike Wonder
The wonder of a childlike kind helps keep the person younger and empowers him with the sensation of excitement that is essential to survive difficult circumstances. In addition to this, it infuses their surroundings with vitality,...
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Categories:
analogy, beauty, child,
Form: Haibun
Town 47'Finally, another moving box unpacked', she thought to herself, while leaning towards the rest of the boxes, rising 4 pillars of 5 cardboard boxes each in the middle of the living room. She never thought...
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Categories:
abuse, freedom, inspiration, life,
Form: Haibun
Eternity or FinateWe promised each other an eternity, whether we wilt or decay in the midst of what time becomes to be. We hold each other's pinkies under the moonlit sky breaking apart into radiant shards of...
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Categories:
10th grade, kiss, love,
Form: Haibun
Unusual
One goldfinch rest upon a weed
Eats a few seeds from the spirea
Lands on birdbath's rim, drinks his fill
Across my vision, black butterfly unreal
two unusual
sightings in a few minutes....
Georgia summer morn
We don't...
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Categories:
nature,
Form: Haibun
Little StarsAs fireflies spark the sky, I think about my father. When I was young, and he was alive, we’d sit on the patio and watch fireflies fill the darkness. We talked well into the night,...
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Categories:
appreciation, father, memory, night,
Form: Haibun
Specific Types of Haibun Poems
Read wonderful haibun poetry on the following sub-topics:
autobiography, diary, essay, prose, story
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Definition | What is Haibun in Poetry?