Stress Haibun Poems

driving our kids west . . .
our past life vanishing in
the rear view mirror

I don’t recall many details about our move to California. My husband’s...

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The dilapidated gutted apartment buildings loom like grotesque gravestones jutting out of the desolate city landscape. Chaos rains from the heavens disturbing the dead and...

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(A New Zealand Poem)

In thought as I sit here, 747 flying by, in contrast to the isles of white clouds cruising eastwards across the Manukau...

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She can be at home in the humblest of abodes. A calming of the storm. Her sincerity conveyed in a glance, in a hug. A...

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After the hurricane blew through and the heavy rain receded, you are left devastated. Feelings of numbness and disconnected with stress, fear, suffering, and mental...

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THE CATS SECOND DAY

O’ didn’t they do well, in bed for 9 pm, both up 4 am for litter tray, then it was back to...

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We haven’t been asked to give up everything, dress for war, leave our homes and take up arms. For our own safety, we’ve been told...

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“On the day that you were born, the angels got together and decided to create a dream come true, so they sprinkled moon dust in...

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In a harsh often lonely land, a warm heart is a treasured haven of hospitality.

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Before we look at iambic meter you must understand syllables, how they are used to break down words into separate sounds, an example, 'un/der/stand; a...

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Walking through the sweet flower meadows, I pause to watch the sky lark
as he tumbles joyously in the sunlit sky and perches on a branch
to...

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