This week on Colleen Chesebro Tuesday Poetry Challeng no 184 – we have been asked to write in a specific format.. which is the Haibun…Colleen gives very clear directions on this interesting prose and verse form, and there is also the added bonus of a great photo shared by Frank J. Tassone. It did rather lead me down a darker path than normal…lol
© 2020 Frank J. Tassone
Haibun – The Long Drop
Let’s take a hike he invited. Up where the sky meets the mountain top. Won’t there be bears I questioned. Not at this time of year he assured me. Excited and well equipped, we trod the long uneven trail. Finally, at the top, he turned and cautioned me to be careful. However, the beauty of the view needed to be celebrated. He gently moved me into position at the edge and stepped back camera in hand. He waved me backwards smiling encouragingly. My last sight of his face revealed a satisfied and knowing look.
Forest animals
gratefully inspect bounty
fallen from above.
© Sally Cronin 2020
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Thanks for dropping by and I hope you have enjoyed.. thanks Sally.
Hi Sally, it seemed as if this chap was going to step backwards and plunge to his death. A great haibun.
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Thanks Robbie… a sure fire way to get rid of the evidence….have a good weekend..hugsx
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Creepy, in a good way
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Thanks Annette…. hope the weekend holds lots of good surprises..hugsx
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Oh my! Wasn’t expecting that! Well done, Sally.
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Lol.. neither was I Diana..x
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Heya! Its great. At first i tried to found additional lines, but its a Haibun. 😉
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Thanks Michael.. sometimes happy ever after is not in the stars..xxx
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Its great, but the metrics are a book of seven seals to me. 😉
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The darkness shocked me, I like being shocked when reading. A beautiful response
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Thank you Jude. appreciate that.
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Whoa, that is dark!
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Sorry about that Liz…lol… just about to boost your extract post from yesterday.. xxx
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Oh, Sally! This is excellent! I totally love your haibun. A total surprise! ❤
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So pleased to hear that Colleen… I don’t often do dark… but that figure at the top of the cliff in Frank’s photo set me off lol…♥
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It was so unexpected. I love when the ending is a surprise… like with our flash fiction. ❤
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Great twist! And the format works wonderfully as well. Thanks, Sally!
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Thank you Olga…great photoprompt..hugsx
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