It’s not even three  in the afternoon and already the day is ready to close right before my eyes. Sadly, I watch the clouds get darker from my window.  Even the cars passing by on the boulevard are louder. I hear a humming that was not there in the summer.  I just realized this a few days ago, it is the winter tires that make the traffic sound louder and soon I will be hearing the studded tires crackling along on the pavement too.

As the season gets darker, bleaker, barren and colourless perhaps the sounds seem more acute as well notwithstanding those studded tires of course.

dayling slowly sinks

humming lullabies
daylight slowly sinks –
sleep well

© Tournesol ’15

22 responses to “day’s end (haibun – haiga)”

  1. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    Love how your focused on the winter sounds… the way we are going into hibernation, these days when even cars lament the ice…

    I do no know what you wanted to link up to dVerse… but just attach the link in the comment section and I will correct.

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      Thank you. I have another haibun scheduled for later with the painting of Van Gogh. Rather than take part in more poetry or nano months I challenged myself at Traces to write a haibun a day including a music video. I love writing haibun. I call the challenge simply November Haibun

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  2. katiemiafrederick Avatar

    Pleasure of light now
    dopamine producing
    rays of sunlight..
    it’s real also
    providing
    trust
    in serotonin..
    but sure there
    are other ways to get
    it.. namely free art
    of dance and music
    that sings
    free to
    heart and
    connecting
    feat of feet.
    Smiles.. disco
    teaches me this Winter
    of the 70’s.. the lesson
    remembered.. danCinG
    now and dark days never
    ever Come
    in dance
    again..
    in fact..
    i do it everywhere i go..
    happiness can be free
    when set free of fear
    in a
    REAL DANCE
    OF LIFE NOW…

    Dance
    SinGs SuNliGht
    heArt..:)

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      Great idea. I must simply dance every day :). Live to dance

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      1. katiemiafrederick Avatar

        Smiles.. You are welcome friend and thanks for the inspiration of your words..:)

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      2. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

        Well I took you seriously, while reading your comments I asked mydoctor to see a specialist for my bad knee…watchout dance floors!

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      3. katiemiafrederick Avatar

        Smiles.. It works for me.. With my not so young 55 knees..:)

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      4. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

        🙂 I have been walking with a cane off and on because I have been on a waiting list to see a specialist. Today I finally asked another doctor to get another X-Ray and try physio therapy so I can get active again at 63 I want to still feel 55:)

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      5. katiemiafrederick Avatar

        Best wishes to you.. My friend… In a great recovery..:)!

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  3. Mary Avatar

    I don’t see any haibun that fits the prompt….did you write one using the van Gogh painting?

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      I have another one scheduled later. I write many haibun

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  4. Grace Avatar

    The days indeed are getting shorter ~ A lovely haibun and I look forward to another one, smiles ~

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      Ah, Grace, you are so kind…another haibun is scheduled for 2am EST

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  5. Victoria Avatar

    Very peaceful, reflective haibun. Merci bien.

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      Bienvenue, ça me fait plaisir!

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  6. kanzensakura Avatar

    Nice haibun about the changing seasons. did you mean to submit a haibun fitting the painting prompt? If so, please link by Mr. Linky. As this haibun is not for the prompt and the link you provided did not go to a poem, you may want to remove this haibun and use for an Open Link event. This one is so nice, I can hardly wait to read the poem for the prompt today. I too enjoy writing haibun and was going to do one for this prompt, but have submitted several in a row and decided to go differently with free verse.

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

      I must have made a mistake if this went to the link for the prompt… no this was just a moment I noticed the day getting dark so quickly. My haibun for the prompt was scheduled for later and it is linked now. Thanks for your kind words, glad you enjoyed it.

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      1. kanzensakura Avatar

        Great! I am going to enjoy reading this new one of yours. I hope I did not sound harsh for it was not meant that way at all.

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      2. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

        Not in the least harsh! I am touched you read this haibun as well:)

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      3. kanzensakura Avatar

        It is a lovely haibun. Some of us link up haibun to various prompts that don’t call for a specific form/device instead of the usual free verse. So please do visit us again and submit your lovely work.

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      4. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar

        Oh, I shall, thank you for this warm welcome:)

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      5. kanzensakura Avatar

        🙂

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