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Welcome back, Poets, to another exciting edition of Haibun Monday, where we blend prose and haiku to form haibun. Frank J. Tassone, here, and today, I invite you to take a hike!
Do you love getting into the great outdoors? Hit the trails, then, and follow their ups and downs wherever they go. As many of you may know, My family and I are avid hikers. During the COVID quarantine, we kicked up our passion and hiked each weekend! While some of the ascents we hiked challenged us to the point of agony, the views we took in from those summits made it all worthwhile!
Need some more hiking inspiration?
From Tanka Diary
Harryette Mullen – 1953-
The botanical garden is just as I remember,
Copyright @ 2014 by Harryette Mullen. Used with permission of the author. This poem appeared in Poem-a-Day on May 12, 2014.
although it is certain that everything
has changed since my last visit.
How many hilarious questions these fuzzy
fiddleheads are inquiring of spring
will be answered as green ferns unfurl?
Walking the path, I stop to pick up
bleached bark from a tree, curled into
a scroll of ancient wisdom I am unable to read.
Even in my dreams I’m hiking
these mountain trails expecting to find a rock
that nature has shaped to remind me of a heart.
Invisible Globe
Arthur Sze – 1950-
Hiking up a trail in the snow, I spot
a rusting orange body of a car;in midwinter, the sun’s a mirage
of July—a woman begins Taijimovements and rotates an invisible
globe; a sky-blue morning gloryunfolds on a fence; though
the movements appear to be stretches,they contain the tips of deflections
and strikes; behind a fence, neighborsdrink beer, grill chicken, laugh—
as snowflakes drop, I guess attheir shapes: twelve-branched,
stellar dendrite, triangular, cappedcolumn—under a ceiling fan,
I recall our hours in a curtainedroom—and as I sidestep down,
Copyright © 2018 Arthur Sze. This poem originally appeared in Tin House, Winter 2018. Used with permission of the authors.
a capped column dissolves on my face.
Of course, hiking may not be for you. In fact, some hikes we could do without, such as tax hikes, or hikes in utility rates/metro tickets. On the other hand, who wouldn’t welcome a pay hike or two?
Whatever your pleasure, today, let us write haibun in which we use the word “hike,” alluding to whatever context we find most meaningful. For those new to haibun, write a prose paragraph or two, followed by a haiku, in which you include a seasonal reference, and a complement of divergent images that provokes insight.
New to dVerse? Here’s what you do:
- Write a haibun that uses the word “hike.”
- Post it on your personal site/blog
- Include a link back to dVerse in your post.
- Copy your link onto the Mr. Linky
- Remember to click the small checkbox about data protection.
- Read and comment on some of your fellow poets’ work.
- Like and leave a comment below if you choose to do so.
Have fun!
Frank J. Tassone said:
Welcome, Poets! The Pub is open! 🙂
lillian said:
Happy Monday all! Thanks for the prompt, Frank. I’m taking readers to Iceland today! 🙂 WIll be back on the trail to read in the AM.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Welcome, lillian! 🙂
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Hello Frank, and everyone else… hiking has become my main way of moving around and getting exercise. We walk 7-10 km per day before and after work. After all we are where we are, but I still wrote about a hike I did a few years ago with my wife.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Great to see you again, Bjorn! I look forward to your haibun! 🙂
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D. Avery @shiftnshake said:
Hike-u! I just now returned from a hike, so maybe I can get something from it.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Welcome! I look foward to it! 🙂
kim881 said:
Hi guys and thank you Frank for reminding me of my German hike. We used to go on hikes and camping trips quite a lot back then. I haven’t been camping or hiking since Ellen was a baby. I’m looking forward to reading about other hikes around the world.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Great to see you here again, Kim! 🙂
kim881 said:
Thanks Frank! 🙂
msjadeli said:
Hello Frank and All. Great prompt as the weather is perfect for hiking. I’m headed out to hike on a few errands and will be back in a bit to read.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Great to see you, Lisa! Good luck on that hike! 😉
msjadeli said:
Thanks, Frank!
Jedediah Smith said:
Hiking is rough in Northern California these days. The air is so smoke-filled. Hopefully we’ll get some early rains to douse the fires and clear the skies.
Frank J. Tassone said:
I can only imagine! Stay safe, and thanks for coming out! 🙂
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Ingrid said:
Hello everyone, and thank you Frank for hosting! I have posted my haibun but will now have to take a hike to get the kids ready for first day of school tomorrow – when I am looking forward to catching up with your posts during my first quiet time in six months!
Frank J. Tassone said:
Glad you could join us, Ingrid! 🙂
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calmkate said:
too easy thanks Frank as I’ve been hiking most weeks too!
Frank J. Tassone said:
Glad to hear from you, kate! 🙂
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Ron. said:
Thanks for hosting FT. I’m a little over-the-hill for trudging around on foot, except for the shorter distances, as you can see by my post. And even then, there’s gotta be something good waiting for my arrival…
Frank J. Tassone said:
Glad you made it, Ron! 😀
sarahsouthwest said:
Hi, Frank! Great prompt – I think we’re all walking a little more at the moment. I’ll be back to read some hike-buns in the morning.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Great to hear from you, Sarah! 😀
robtkistner said:
Wonderful prompt Frank, thank you. Back in the “before time“, when I was still physically able, I hiked the old-growth trails, in the Oregon Cascade Mountain wilderness, as often as I could. This haibun recounts a frequent trek to one of my favorite mountain meditation destinations, Lost Lake, up out of ZigZag Oregon.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Thanks for that journey, Rob! 😀
Ali Grimshaw said:
After several nights of camping out, I am not surprised to find my time on the river influencing my words today. Thanks for the opportunity to share.
Frank J. Tassone said:
Happ you could join us! 😀
Ali Grimshaw said:
Me too. Thanks for hosting Frank. You inspired me to write today.
merrildsmith said:
A bit late, but thanks for hosting, Frank!
Frank J. Tassone said:
Thanks, Merril! Better late than never! 🙂
merrildsmith said:
😀
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