Family Haibun Poems
These Family Haibun poems are examples of Haibun poems about Family. These are the best examples of Haibun Family poems written by international poets.
There’s a Change a Coming
Last night, my mind started wandering around the hills and hollers of the olden days again. That is not unusual as the older I get,...
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poetry,
Memories of a Childhood HomeMy dad built a house on a hill. How exciting to climb to the tippy-top then look down upon the roof, and dog home, the...
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home, house, memory,
Celebrations- Ethereal LanternFrom the beginning of a new year right to the very end of it, there's something that brings people together in ways that makes our...
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happiness, love,
Write What You Know - Expert Advice
Someone decided to give me some advice on the art of writing the other day. He told me that I should only write about things...
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writing,
Becoming our Parents, Take it Easy
My mother and father never wavered in their routine. After each one of my siblings sprang into life, my father sat on the porch and...
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family,
The First Day of School
At the beginning of every school year, it would be up to me to stand in front of the rest of the classroom and name...
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poetry,
Depths of WinterSo no matter how down and alone you are feeling right now, know that it will pass. Each of us will walk through the depths...
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poetry,
Anna Liisa
Anna Liisa was Great-grandmother's name. She emigrated from Finland at the beginning of the 20th century.
I have only one memory of Anna Liisa from...
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family,
What's Dead is Dead
After checking the Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Wards catalogs until their pages were torn and faded, we took one last look at the sales...
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poetry,
Living the Dream
Our family gatherings have always been filled with nostalgic glimpses into a much simpler life. A life shown to us young’uns through the many stories...
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poetry,
The George Inn
January years ago, confused far away I was with the cold.
Landed in Bristol on a snowy airport, as snowed were the meadows and frosted...
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adventure, blessing, emotions, england,
I'll Be Along ShortlyShadows are constant like a friend, but unlike a natural friend, shadows do not bear human emotions, or traits, which offers clarity and understanding. That...
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beautiful, christian, faith, family,
Journey of a Contemporary Joseph
Author’s note: The following is in haibun form—poetic prose (microfiction with less than 200 words in this case) coupled with a haiku. It was written...
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christmas, family, immigration, jesus,
an alternate reality
Sadly, I was never blessed with having children. About 30 years ago I dreamed that my husband (now late husband) and I had twin girls,...
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dream, universe,
Where Cardinals FlyWe crept down a meandering country road, gravel crackling underneath our tires. The countryside stretched before us like a great quilt of golden, brown, and...
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memory,