Exceptional a moment in my life 2017 JAPANESE POETRY : haibun (the railyard) by Gypsy Blue Rose

I feel like a stranger.  I’m in my new apartment.  Looking outside my window, I see the Old Sacramento Railyard.  The day is gray and gloomy and the view from my window is depressing.  Family holidays have this effect on me. The ones I spend alone. I always think of the past when my children were little. Now I live alone. It's not a bad thing and most days I am fine. I treasure my independence, solitude, and serenity. I have a good life. But most holidays are hard.     she gazes beyond railyard to the past – gloomy gray day   Recognized Author Notes Haibun is a Japanese poetic form that combines prose and haiku. Thank you for reading, Gypsy Blue Rose Fanstory Haiku Teacher Member of the Haiku Society of America New Class Coming Up- Haiga Art - May 3rd -------------Guidelines for Writing Haibun in English------------- Haibun can be written in present and in past tense. The subject matter is autobiographical prose, travel journal, a slice of life, memory, dream short sketch of a person, place, event, or an object. Traditional topics: life as a journey, love affairs, illness, human concerns, and experiences. It's written in the first person (everything seen through the author's eyes), third person (he/she), or first person plural (we). Uses sensory images, concrete details, no abstractions. Uses language to suit the subject matter and mood (colloquial, formal, dialect). The length varies from very brief (1-2 sentences) with one haiku, to long prose entries with interspersed haiku, to memoir-length works. The styles vary too=Haiku/prose, Prose/haiku, Haiku/prose/haiku, Prose/haiku/prose/haiku/prose/haiku etc. The prose in haibun tells the story, gives information, defines the theme, creates a mood through tone. It provides a background to spotlight the haiku. Haiku in Haibun moves the story forward. Takes the narrative in another direction. Adds insight or another dimension to the prose resolves the conflict in an unpredictable way, or questions the resolution of the prose. The prose is the narrative and haiku is the revelation or the reaction. source: Haiku Society of America, Margaret Chula

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