"As I have tried to catch up commenting I ran into several nice haibun written and inspired on the prompts of our Haiku Kai. So I think it's time for a new episode of our haibun-feature "Kamishibai" (which means story-teller in Japanese). The goal is to write a haibun inspired on the given prompt. For this episode that is "Departing Summer". Here in The Netherlands it's still summer, but temperatures are downing and it feels like autumn already. Trees are loosing their leaves already ... so I thought 'this is a great prompt for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, and for our Kamishibai-feature'.
For this episode I love to challenge you a bit by giving a few rules which you have to use:
1. A maximum of 100 words (don't ask me why);
2. the haiku has to follow a few of the the classical rules:
a. 5-7-5 syllables;
b. season word;
c. cutting word (interpunction);
d. interchangeable first and third line
3. (Not an obligation) I love to read it in English and in your own language (e.g. for me that would be Dutch)
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Summer Sentinels
"Evergreens are summer’s sentinels, reminding us that winter is a passing phase!" said Mysty-Lynn as she looked at the barren autumn trees.
"Wherever do you get these silly ideas?" replied her brother Michael-James.
The two children were twins, but as different in character as winter and summer.
“I read about it in a dream.” She shyly answered him.
“You don’t read dreams dummy!” he retorted.
“Oh but you do Michael-James …” this was grandma who’d been sitting quietly knitting in her rocking chair. “It’s through dreams that we touch upon some of the more beautiful aspects of life.” She recited:
summer sentinels
evergreen's faithful vigil
spring's resurrection
evergreen's faithful vigil
spring's resurrection
