Welcome to the Poets Pub. I’m Kim from Writing in North Norfolk, your host for this week’s Haibun Monday. Next Monday, it’s my birthday, and I have two of my favourite birthday songs to share. The first is by The Beatles:
I used to look forward to birthdays; I loved receiving birthday cards, which I collected in a scrapbook. I must have had family birthday celebrations when I was very small, because I have a photograph of me as a one-year-old with a birthday cake.
But I don’t remember ever having a birthday party to which my friends were invited, although sometimes I was invited to other children’s. When I was a teenager, I enjoyed going out for a meal with friends on my birthday. I went to other people’s birthday parties, but never had one of my one, not even a 21st.
You’ll find out about the best birthday I ever had in my haibun, and I’ll be off the radar next week as I’m spending my birthday with my daughter and grandson. And, of course, it was the pub’s ninth birthday this year!
The second birthday song is by Altered Images:
For this challenge, I ask you to think about your own birthdays, ones from the past, one that is coming up, a memorable one, or one you are dreading. Whether it’s birthday cake and balloons, a quiet glass of wine on your own that turned into something memorable, or a complete disaster, I’d like you to share a birthday with us.
Aim to write no more than three tight paragraphs, followed by a traditional haiku that includes reference to a season.
If you are new, here’s how to join in:
- Write a haibun in response to the challenge.
- Remember to include a link back to the dVerse Poets Pub from your blog.
- Enter your name and a link directly to your haibun by clicking Mr Linky below, and check the little box to accept the use/privacy policy.
- You will find links to other poets and more will join so check back later to read their haibun.
- Read and comment on other poets’ work – we all come here to have our poems read.
- Comment and participate in our discussion below, if you like. We are a friendly bunch of poets.
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Good morning/afternoon/evening everyone, and welcome to the pub! The bar is open and we are celebrating birthdays! We have a virtual cake and Bucks Fizz, and a couple of bands to keep us dancing. I look forward to reading about your memorable, or not so memorable, birthdays.
Woo hoo!! Hi Kim. I love this idea for a haibun. Honestly, I have very few memories of my birthdays but a couple stand out. I will take a little slice of cake. “Bucks Fizz” sounds interesting.
Coming right up!
Thank you, Kim. Apparently “bucks fizz” is similar to mimosas? Googling here….
Champagne and orange juice – I didn’t realise it was called something else over the pond. Mimosa – interesting name.
Agreed! I think they both are.
oooh good one Kim, Happy Birthday for Monday and enjoy your time with daughter and grandson! Kick up your heels and make it one to remember 🙂
Thank you, Kate! So glad you came to the party. 🙂 I can’t wait for Sunday to come – we’re leaving really early.
lol get some sleep before you leave Kim, I can hear your excitement!
Hi Kim- Wishing you an early birthday! I really didn’t have birthday parties as a child either. Its a great prompt, but I’ll have to think about it. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
Thank you so much, Linda. No hurry – you’ve got all week, or at least until until Saturday night our time, to post and link, as we’re leaving very early on Sunday morning. I’ll be popping back to the pub to read and comment until then.
Hello Kim and All. It was a tossup on two birthdays, the one turning age 6 or the one turning 18. I found a pic of the one turning 6 so that settled it. The weather has taken a wonderful turn, with the temperature resting at about 70. It doesn’t get any better than that. Not sure what Bucks Fizz is, but I’ll take one please 🙂
Glad your weather has settled, Lisa. I thought my house was going to start floating this afternoon. Ridiculous rain here.
Thank you. I hope you have some oars, Mish!
Bucks Fizz is champagne and orange juice – coming up shortly, And I’m on my way over to read your haibun. :).
Thank you and cheers!
Cheers Lisa!
Happy birthday for next week! I have never written a haibun before so this could go horribly wrong haha! ✨
Thank you for the birthday wishes and for joining us for Haibun Monday. Not much can go wrong with a haibun. You only have to write one to three paragraphs of prose and then add a haiku. I look forward to reading yours. 😉
Thank you! I will do my best! 😊
🙂
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Happy early birthday, Kim! 🥳
I really love this prompt. So glad I could participate in this one. I find birthdays hard to write about since for me, they are all the same… which means they’ve always been fantastic. I love spending time with my family and ordering in for the day. Hahaha.
Birthdays have so much emotion entwined in them alone, you can see how it might impact the writer through their images and words. ❤️
Thank you, Lucy! 🙂 This one is going to be all the more special as last Saturday was my first day out since March, and I get to see my grandson this Sunday.
An early happy birthday, and thanks for hosting Kim. I’m glad Lisa explained the Bucks Fizz. 😀. I’ll have to ponder birthdays for a bit.
Thank you, Merril! I should have just offered champagne, orange juice or both together. 😉 I look forward to your haibun.
😀
Hope your birthday next week is a great one!
Thank you so much, Dwight! It’s going to be different as I’m spending some time with my daughter and grandson after just over five months of shielding. I went to the supermarket for the first time on Saturday and it was so strange.
Wow! you really did stay in long! We have been going to the grocery store on senior hours at 6 AM!
So I need to write a post and HAIKU on my blog then where and how do I put prompt?
There is a link button called Mr Linky at the bottom of the prompt, click on it and add your name, the url to your post and click the little privacy box, and then publish.
Found it. 🙂 Thanks.
Now to write.
I look forward to reading your haibun.😊
You to to: https://dversepoets.com
At the end of the prompt is a little box that says Mr. Linky . Click on that box. Type your name in the first box. Copy the address from your post your already posted and paste it in the second box. Click on the little square agree box and then click enter. It should show up as your name on the list. I always click on my name to make sure it takes me to my post. Each time you post a new one, simply erase the old post address and copy and past the new one.
Thanks. I really appreciate it. I’m doing Koala rescue training over the next few weeks. If I don’t get the time to write I will definitely keep popping in to see how it works and what other writers do. It’s your encouragement that has helped me to be more confident that I can do this. 🙂 Let’s see what this week brings.
Yes you can definitely do it. Nobody there is going to give you a hard time.
🙂
Koala rescue training sounds interesting. You should write about it. My daughter has been to Australia and visited a koala rescue place, even held a baby one, but I haven’t, and would love to know more about it. 🙂
Unfortunately, holding koalas is illegal in NSW and will be in Vic and Qld soon. However, zoos are a good place to pat one while in the hands of a breeder/keeper.
Sadly most breeding places only breed for zoos. The hospital hopes to breed so they can be released to their natural habitat.
I have a category https://riversidepeace.com/category/%f0%9f%90%a8-koala-antics/ on my blog where I share koala photos but not from ICU or those rehabilitating. 🙂 I’ve only been volunteering since mid December 1999 and then we went into total lock-down in mid February. We only opened again under abnormally strict COVID-19 restrictions on July 1st.
Don’t get me started on these little creatures. You won’t shut me up. 😉
🙂
I was being shielded as an extra vulnerable person due to underlying health problems.
I understand. My wife is the same!
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A GOOD AFTERNOON TO ALL
MUCH LOVE…
Welcome to the party, Gillena! Much love to you.
Well, I’m all partied out for this evening and my bed is calling, so I’ll be back in the morning to read and comment. Have a great time!
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Happy birthday for next week, Kim! I’ll have bucks fizz, but hold the orange juice!
Thank you, Sarah. Champagne coming right up!
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Hope you have a fine celebration, Kim. Thanks for the prompt; I really had to sweat this one out.
Thank you so much, Ron. No sweat – you have until Saturday night (our time).
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Happy Birthday Kim. Wishing you a day of delight and laughter.
Thank you so much, Ali!
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Thank you for this prompt which made me dig deep today! And of course, advance happy birthday to you, Kim! Stay blessed!
Thank you so much!❤
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Better late than never…thanks Kim!
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Phew, I made it! I am astonished and impressed at how quickly others can think and write. Thanks for the prompt, Kim. I didn’t know what a Haibun was, I had to look it up! I really enjoyed this challenge even though it took me a while. Now I’m going to take my glass of bubbles and read what others have written.
P.S> Many Happy returns for your birthday.
Thank you again!
I hope I did this right.
I’ll be over to check it out.
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oops. I just realised I was meant to leave the link href=http://dversepoets.com Done now. I’ll get this right for next time.