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:
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough – Rabindranath Tagore
or
The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful – E.E. Cummings
I have chosen Rabindranath Tagore as my inspiration – I hope you enjoy it.
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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– Cuts Like a Knife* –
She sometimes forgets. Wrapped up in the treadmill of her days – the getting up, the showering, the dressing, the rushing out of the house; she is distracted.
Half a mind on this, the other on that.
But then, late at night, as she steps into her bedroom, switches on the lamp and bathes herself in its pool of yellow light, she catches a glimpse. She is peeling off the day; removing her jacket, her blouse, skirt and stockings. Her mirror records the moment, that millisecond when half-turned, she sees the inky etchings on her rose-blushed skin. It was a choice she made not so long ago, to record a time in her life that changed the path that she thought had been set. A reminder that for her, life’s opportunities must not be taken for granted and yet sometimes, she also just needs to breathe.
the butterfly kiss
whisper-soft, yet knife sharp
in its impermanence
*Yes, I have Tagore’s quote etched on my skin, in a huge spiral across my back, starting at the base of my spine. Yes, this is autobiographical. No, you don’t get to see pictures!
Freya Writes... 
To remind her always that every moment is to be enjoyed and every opportunity to be utilized. Absolutely beautiful haiku towards the end
Thank you, Nightlake.
Gorgeous Freya, I love it! All of it! So very well written! 🙂
Thank you so much, Penny!
A powerful haibun, Freya.
Thank you 🙂
i like the “whisper-soft, yet sharp knife” imagery – powerful indeed.
Thank you, Sun!
Courageous and brave. I don’t even have my ears pierced. You didn’t even have to say it was autobiographical.
Thank you for your visit. As I am yet unskilled at photo play, perhaps this will have to do –
http://julesgemstonepages.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/visitation-writes-a-renga/
~Jules
Thank you, Jules. It’s funny, some people I know are surprised if I reveal that I have a tattoo, and the reasons behind it. I wonder how well they know me, to be honest!
Your poem is beautiful, as is the moth you describe. I see that some helpful soul has explained how to include a photo… 🙂
humm…well they have but it still confuses my pea-brain. My few remaining marbles are not as smooth and shiny as they once were… I get to the instructions and well I still don’t quite understand them. Computerese language is not my forte…
Ah. I get a bit like that too, sometimes….
What a coincidence with the quote. I really feel a lot here about considering one’s life and making choices that result in change. Really makes me reflect.
I know – life is full of coincidences, if we are open to them. I’m glad I put you in reflective mood… Thank you for popping in.