Haibun Stories

A series of "lune" poems and other adaptations of Japanese poetic forms _ © 2024 | billyfly

~ nature poems, mostly ~

[TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER 8LETTERS] ❝Are you doing well?❞ A very simple question, but hard to answer. Melancholia is a collection of haiku that echoes the sentiments of the...

The poetry of Impermanence

The idea behind this 99 Poem Challenge group project is to build a folder of poems that are all completely different in style . The challenge is also to complete within...

A haibun may record a scene, or a special moment, in a highly descriptive and objective manner or may occupy a wholly fictional or dream-like space. The accompanying hai...

in progress~

❝Poetry (n.) - literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively o...

a collection of some of the haikus that I wrote - all rights reserved. this may not be reproduced or plagiarised.

The poetry of Impermanence

She sits erect, a cloudy-eyed confection in simple back tights. Her sweater-dress is a sight for sore eyes in a room too full of lonesome eyes and the steady twang of a...

Genres: Poetry/Historical. Summary: This collection of haibun, inspired by the prints of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892), delves into the Floating World of 19th century...

Haibun poem about my school pigrimmage to Taizé many years ago from my current Christian Gnostic perspective.

A rogue works alone. A collection of different types of poems.

What the Tornado Left Behind is Anant Dhavale's first volume of English poetry. Praise for "What the Tornado Left Behind" Starting with a name check of Willia...

A collection of verse, including a poem which is also a Drabble (100 words) with Mythic Greek influence, and followed by humour, horror and fantasy in varying doses as m...

Haiku about love, pain, life, nature and everything else. I write 3-5-3 and 5-7-5 structures. Occasionally, I might take a lenience with extra syllable count if I think...

Twelve extremely personal senryu about my life and past. These works were handpicked because of their personal subject matter, provocative nature and representation of m...

Nine haiku and senryu that carry a nostalgic feeling or subject matter. Written throughout the seasons, each senryu gives me that warm nostalgic feeling personally and I...