A thought, and my brain takes off on a journey. Turns me around, mind-wandering through worlds we cannot see, time, and space, a trace of Chaos theory, the hard problem, history and mythology. I seek connections, new directions. I wonder about ghosts, hosts, and cat dreams. Streams of thought, or so it seems. In the end, I hope (familiar trope), looking for the good, the light. I wake up happy to see the sleep-bound moon and the growing dawn. Nothing is foregone. My heart sings and wings with the birds.
birdsong as night falls
cardinals’ red echoes leaves
summer sighs farewell
This Haibun is for Haibun Monday at dVerse. We’re asked to write “a haibun about why you write the style of poetry you write. Not why you write poetry, but the why of your style.” This is to be followed by a classic Haiku, which must include a season word. We were also asked (an option) to post a photo.
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Lovely picture, lovely haibun, lovely haiku; all adds up to a beautiful post
Awww–thank you, Derrick!
Ditto to what Derrick wrote. Lovely, lovely, lovely. All of it. 🙂
Thank you, Robin! 🙂
Reading this and my heart is dancing for joy. Well done! Good timing too. 🙂 Hi to Doug. Great photo.
Thanks so much,Janet. I’m glad I made your heart dance with joy! 🙂
Say hi to Woody from me.
Why your style? Just a wild guess: A collage to register the gamut of thoughts running through your mind. Maybe a touch of free association . . .
Um. . .I guess? Thank you, Marian.
There’s something “meta” about these haibuns – writing in our style about our style. I love your meanderings, which flow in different directions, but come back in a coherent arc, so of course I love this piece and your very autumnal haiku.
Thank you very much, Sarah. Yes, you’re right, there is something “meta” about this. This was kind of difficult to begin, but then it was like, oh, of course. 😉
I’m glad you caught the optimistic spirit. And meandering to connections, always. Oh, and birds, of course! (K)
Thank you, Kerfe. And yes, of course! 🙂
(I left out the humming moon, but I imagine you heard it anyway. )
I did!
The meandering Merril – quite lovely thank you 🐞
Thank you, Susan. 🙂
Beautiful…everything, the beautiful haibun, the internal rhyming of your thoughts, the photograph!
Aww–thank you Holly!
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #6: Merril Smith’s #haibun for DVerse’s Haibun Monday!
Thank you so much for the reblog!
My pleasure!
🙂
I liked the mind wandering through unseen worlds and the sound of this phrase: “I hope (familiar trope)”
Thanks so much, Frank!
These treks can bring toil or joy, but the wonders never cease… like your words, and those radiant smiles we see in your photos. 😍
Aww–thank you, Rose! 🙂
Your mind sounds a lot like my mind!! 😍
Well, didn’t we decide we’re related somehow? 😉
I can relate to your thoughts at night and in the morning ~ Very nice to read and know more of your thought process ~ Enjoy your week ~
Thank you, Grace!
This is delightful, it sounds like you wrote it just after waking, in that time when the comfort of the bed still caresses your thoughts and your feet are yearning to discover the day’s awaiting adventure and I love the pondering of the cat’s dreams.
Thank you for your thoughtful and charming comment, Damien! I actually wrote it over a day or two, but I do watch my cats dream, and I always wonder what they’re dreaming. 🙂
I think they dream of finding fancy hats 🎩
Yours would, Damien! 🙂
The haiku is splendid I think (love a sigh like that)… also pondering what cat might dream is a great little detail
Thank you so much, Björn!
“My heart sings and wings with the birds.” Wonderful culmination to the love of the journey radiating in this post and photo. ❤
Thank you very much, Olga!
“…the sleep-bound moon and the growing dawn…”. What beautiful imagery! Well done.
Thank you so much, Sarah!
The lines each had special moments like cardinals’ red echoes and the summer’s farewell sigh. Gorgeous and soothing, Merril.
Thank you very much, Robin.
You’re welcome, Merril. 🙂