This week, I have decided to dip another toe in the world of the haibun – a piece of prose followed by a haiku poem. The Līgo Haibun Challenge is hosted by Penny, Ye Pirate and Nightlake – why not take a trip to their blogs to find out more?
This week’s two alternative prompts are photos – I have chosen the one below.
Copyright – Ye Pirate
Please do go and check out the other entries by visiting any of the co-hosts’ blogs and finding the InLinkz linky thing! There are some very talented writers out there…
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– Random Beauty –
A long, winding path. No matter how far along I tread, no matter how I crane my neck and squint into the distance, I can never quite manage to see what lies ahead.
Uncertainty. That is our destiny. The not-knowing, the random, the accidental. These are life’s greatest gifts. They are our freedom, if we care to open our eyes to their possibilities. There is no wrong choice, just a different result. Life still continues, whilst we still breathe.
roll your dice and smile
open hearts and all possible
outcomes can be yours
Freya Writes... 
The fence protects from
danger of falling and chance
of getting away
Clever comment! Thank you for reading 🙂
Lovely Freya. I am reminded of walking in the Blue Mountains when I see this photo. I like the idea you have of destination .
Thank you. The Blue Mountains must be beautiful. The photo reminded me of the Cambrian Mountains in Wales 🙂
That was a succinct and lovely message, in haibun style. And positive too, which gave it nice reinforcement. You followed the theme very nicely. The picture is from the Alps, France. Please keep dipping Freya, I really enjoy reading your haibun…
Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I will keep dipping, as it is a form of creatvity that I have found that I really enjoy. 🙂
simple and elegant. nicely done, Freya, and thank you:)
Thank you, Nightlake 🙂
Uncertainty. That is our destiny…… so true.
An excellent piece.
Thank you. Yes, we are deluded into thinking we know what comes next – but we really don’t!
I dipped a toe, too, and it was fun. I love your inspirational poetry. Delightful.
Thank you so much, Brenda! And I’m glad you enjoyed your dip 🙂
I’ll come back and read more soon. 🙂
your haibun captures the struggles we face – uncertainties and adventures. and yet, keeping a smile on our face. i love your offering. ♥
Thank you so much, Sun!
There is a lot in a few words here. I really like the idea of uncertainty you associated with the photo and the haiku is just great.
Thank you, Eric 🙂
Life is indeed full of ‘light and shade’ – Though some may tell you there are many shades of grey. I think we just need to look as far as we can while being content and enjoy life’s ride.
Dice will tumble, and so will we. We just have to get up more times than we fall. 🙂
Thanks for your visits.
I love your dice thought – I’ll keep that at the front of my mind! Thank you 🙂
An excellent piece and I look forward to reading more of your work. Thank you for following my blog.
Thank you, and you’re welcome. I’ve been away from my blog for a while but am slowly coming back, so plan to write more on here.