COME ONE, COME ALL/ September 24
by Carolee, Deb & Jill
It’s show time! It’s time to post your original poem, written in response to Monday’s prompt — write about travel (real or imagined) using the haibun form — or any other inspiration from the week. (We love it when you write to our prompt, but we also love it when you write on a whim. We all know how fickle that muse can be.)
What did you write? Please leave a link to your blog post, or leave your poem itself, in the comments!
Let the show begin! This post is “sticky” — it will stay right here in the spotlight for you all weekend.
Here’s how prompts work under the Big Tent
You’ve got all week to write your poem, based on this week’s prompt. Come Fridays (today!) you’ll find a “Come One, Come All” post (this one!) where you can 1) leave a link to your poem or 2) leave the poem in its entirety.
We want to give you all weekend to post your work and read each others’ work. Take your time. Enjoy all the poems that are new to the world.
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The Taste
…here’s a link to a Shel-Silverstine-esque bit of whimsy: Over The Edge
An attempt!
Communions
Not even close
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/unfound-epiphany/
I would like to thank all of you who have come to my site and offered your well wishes and support. It’s what greeted me this morning and it was wonderful and helped a great deal. The weather outside is heavily overcast with lots of wind and more promises of rain. Inside is another story, thanks to all of you. This community ROCKS!!!
Elizabeth
You can find my version of prose and poem using the haibun form here:
http://northernwall.blogspot.com/2010/09/coyote-grief-or-how-i-became-poet.html
I feel pretty good about this one.
Loved narrative fable and it connected that coyote’s mythologies suggests ‘career’ as poet as relates to magic, mystery. Love how sad, ‘sing among ourselves all the old stories we knew. Those stories were fresh and new then. Time itself is different now.’ That statement, ‘time is different now’ is so powerful. Like how the poet does write, how the words ‘come rapidly lately from the mystery inside me.’ So enjoyed. Perhaps, you have read poem ‘Coyote’ as described in poem by Harry Fonseca in the book Indi’n Humor by Kenneth Lincoln, 1993.
Brilliant prompt
poemsotherwise.blogspot.com/2010/09/serene.html
i added the “http” to this to make it easy for folks to click through:
http://poemsotherwise.blogspot.com/2010/09/serene.html
I really enjoyed this prompt!
http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2010/09/walk-in-autumn.html
I enjoyed the haibun form. Thank you for this prompt.
http://troublebeingstrong.blogspot.com/2010/09/ogopogo.html
When there as children we watched in vain. Your haibun resurrected old memories of being told the legend and desire to see. We were not as fortunate as you. The haiku is the perfecting ending.
This was tough, but rewarding.
My poem is titled He Calls Love
http://dishwaterdreams.com/2010/09/he-calls-love/
So many gorgeous phrases, like the intro: For a first step out from the broken world. This just spoke so loudly to me about coming out of shock and the challenge of healing work, the sadness, the smashing of crockery. Such an apt depiction of grieving which needs the balm of love you describe. Thank-you.
I did an attempt at a very interesting form.
ouch!
here is the link:
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2010/09/cannot-escape-big-tent-poetry-haibun.html
http://rinklyrimes.blogspot.com/2010/09/other.html
I sent too early again! As usual! But here it is at the right time!
and it works out so nice b/c here we are to come and read. :)
no worries, rinkly rimes. you’ll find the rhythm. the rhythm will find you. either way!
I wrote this on Wednesday, in advance of setting out for UK, threaded with the experiences of many such journeys in the past: http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/gone-travelling/
But things didn’t go to plan, so returning home yesterday I wrote this update:
http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/haibun-re-visited.
as if calling it a haibun made it one, this is haibun of the park by the river
Why am I in moderation? Have I done something wrong?
I tried to warn you about keeping the company of that miserable old bat Mrs Trellis!
It’s a question of like seeking like – I too am a miserable old bat!
Two links in one comment lands you in the spam filter. :-)
You’ve been set “free”, Viv.
‘ Have You Met Ms. Joan ‘
is an Antipodean version of a 50 words Shakespearean wordle haibun
( I think)
http://rallentanda.blogspot.com
here’s the link directly to “have you met ms. joan” –
http://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2010/09/have-you-met-ms-joan.html
not that you can’t find it through the link rallentanda posted, but we always try to give the short-cut if we can. please note: short-cuts don’t apply to writing practice, just to links. :)
Thank you for this Carolee. Sorry about being the missing link!
I did attempt a haibun. Not sure if it works:
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/09/haibun-seedy-deeds.html
i liked it :)
My post linked to my name ! Also the link is here :
http://ladynimue.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/goodbye/
Thank you for introducing me to this new poetry form !!
Welcome to the Big Tent, Nimue. Glad you enjoyed the form.
Henry’s Famous Promise is an accidental haibun, I swear, at Scrambled, Not Fried
Lovely memory travel to Henry’s. The concluding Haiku an apt humour conclusion.
the title is the best part Roc, Roc (who’s there)
Prepare to be astonished!
http://melrosemusings.blogspot.com/2010/09/haibun.html
derrick, i haven’t clicked the link yet, but i love your lead in: “prepare to be astonished!” who could resist that link?
Thanks, Carolee. I hope you weren’t disappointed!
Third time is a charm? Too tired. Sorry for the mess.
ancient mountain.
I wound up writing my first haibun in response to this prompt! Not about travel, but still.
And then I revised it into a shape which is more familiar to me, and I think I like the revision better, but I shared both versions on my blog:
http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2010/09/another-mother-poem-weaning.html
Never wrote one before. It was fun! Of course, I only wrote about 3 poems all summer. Things are starting to happen, again, though. Phew! I’m not even sure I remember how to leave a link. (Keeping my fingers crossed!) Thanks for this cool prompt.
Haibun
Don’t go to sleep because Monsters stalk at midnight>/strong>.
I didn’t follow the prompt, but I did write something! Tuesday comes after Friday
[...] For Big Tent Poetry’s prompt, [...]
I loved the challenge of this prompt. Here is my haibun based on a trip I took to the Oregon coast this summer:
Visitors
what a party it already is!
here’s my attempt this week:
http://caroleesherwood.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/haibun-for-big-tent-poetr/
Thank you for the look into the new style. Mine can be found at the link below. =)
http://systematicweasel.blogspot.com/2010/09/trip-home-trip-away-haibun.html
Blogger has been given me some trouble as of late, so I also posted it on my wordpress site for anyone who can’t access the one above. =)
http://systematicweasel.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/the-trip-home-a-trip-away/
-Weasel
Mine is a Reflected Mythology (and fellows, there’s some intimate woman-stuff in it, the kind you may not enjoy reading about, be warned).
Thanks for the prompt, Carolee. It’s my very first (and not last) halibun. xoxox
PS — I probably can’t read you all until Sunday.
Couldn’t make the comment thingy work, Deb. You surely are taking it hard. Courage, it gets much better!
Good morning everyone!
http://www.blogginwithamanda.com/2010/09/22/big-tent-poetryhaibun/
[...] Find other responses here. [...]
Tried to follow Haibun form -my first attempt, not sure if this is correct,
Check it out on http://marianv.blog.co.uk
Well I attempted this new-to-me form, found it interesting and may use it again in the future. It seems to lend itself well to nature-inspired pieces (of course, that could just be the haiku’s influence). Didn’t include anything mythical but did describe one of my favorite places I’ve ever visted: Wyoming
Here is my link : http://umaathreya.blogsome.com/2010/09/24/moon-blossoms/
I don’t know if my comment showed up on your blog or not; I may have inadvertently left two because I thought I did it wrong the first time with the spam blocker. Anyway, I really liked your haibun and how the moon came back again in the haiku. It was beautiful.
Last minute not-really-to-prompt poem squeezed its way through the writer’s block today:
Season, Turning
Savonarola (of Bonfire of the Vanities fame) had his birthday this last week on the 21st. I’m working on a series of historical poems, this being the first in the series.
Savonarola
Enjoyed trying a new form.
Posted at
http://happyflowerwordzoo002.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/poem-response-to-big-tent-poetry-haibun-meeting-a-mythical-creature-while-on-a-travel-to-hungary-in-1984/
My first haibun…Thanks for the prompt and for the site.
Archer’s Target
Not quite Basho, but I’m sure he won’t mind (he’s stardust now too).
http://dwlcx.blogspot.com/2010/09/big-tent-haibun.html
I think I did it this time, thanks to all the support, and wonderful examples
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/other-voices/
happy to be going under the big tent again! here’s my poem: http://jillypoet.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/haibun-for-when-the-bees-return-and-the-feast-can-finally-begin/
Haven’t posted in a few weeks due to back-to-school madness, but couldn’t resist attempting my first haibun. I like this form!
http://caraholman.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/the-doors-are-closing/
Here’s mine: Dear Old Stockholm.
It took me longer to write this than I anticipated—
http://word-painting.blogspot.com/2010/09/southwest-trip.html
The Bonnacon
I’ve been hiding but timidly returning — with a haibun attempt. it’s not exactly a trip, but there is a mythical “man” encountered.
http://another2doors.wordpress.com/category/big-tent/
I am with my suprise….
http://umaspoembook.blogspot.com/2010/09/haibun-form-of-poetry-travel.html
open up ….you will love it
Here my first post for Big tent poetry and my first attempt to Haibun.
http://visions-priyanka.blogspot.com/2010/09/last-glance.html
My poem is here: http://sadlywaiting.blogspot.com/2010/09/haibun.html