is painted in pointillist shadows and shades. Light, fading with the last echoes of birdsong, clings to moon and stars. It’s a time when bats and owls swoop, skim and dodge in and out of branches not yet dressed in blossom or leaves, but pregnant with promise.
silhouetted moon
ascends from roof to ancient ash
a ghosting barn owl
Kim M. Russell, 2018
My response to dVerse Poets Pub Haibun: Chijitsu – Lingering Day
Victoria says that dusk (along with sunrise) is a special time of day when the sun edges its way over the earth’s horizon, but its light lingers for a while. At this time of the year, in the North, the days lengthen while in the South they begin to sleep a little sooner. There is a magic about day’s end, a mood.
She tells us that a Japanese word, ‘chijitsu’, means ’lingering day’or ‘long spring day’, a kigo that, in a way, can apply to both Spring and Autumn, inviting poets from both hemispheres to write a haibun from their unique perspective
I love the image of the pointillist painting… and I so wish to have owls around me… wonderful writing Kim
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Thanks Bjorn !
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Pointillism is such a perfect way to picture that time of day …so many colors merging with one another. Your haiku is so vivid.
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Thank you, Victoria!
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This is such a beautiful evocation of evening and of early spring.
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Thank you,Sarah.
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I like the phrase: “ghosting barn owl”
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😊
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Beautiful! I love the pointillist shadows and owls. I always love owls. Your haiku is gorgeous.
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Beautiful writing!
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Thank you, Jo!
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Pregnant with promise… I love it.
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Thank you, Ayala!
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Lovely especially the pregnant with promise. XXX
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Thank you, Alison! xxx
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Lovely Haibun Kim.
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Thanks Linda.
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Beautiful! Transition is always shadow and shade.
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Love that pregnant with promise line Kim ~ And that light contrasting with the silhouetted moon ~ Fabulous haibun ~
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Thank you, Grace!
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Branches pregnant with promise….so vivid. As are the night creatures flying and dodging. A big tick from me 😆
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Thank you, Viv!
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🙂
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Wow..a unique description of just such a lingering time, pregnant with hope and promise.
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Thank you, Kathy!
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I like the image of fading light clinging to moon and stars. A beautiful haibun.
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Lovely description. I like the “pointillist shadows and shades” and the movement of the owls and bats.
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Thank you, Merril!
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Superb as Always. 😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀😎🥀
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Thank you kindly, Donra! 🙂
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A beautiful harmony in your poetic prose and your iconic haiku! Great write, Kim!
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Thank you, Frank!
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Just before and at dusk there IS a change in the behavior of birds (like before and after a storm) it has always fascinated me. You captured it well here in this haibun.
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Thank you, Margaret.
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I’ve always loved the pointillist art…your words are on an easel here 😊
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Thank you, Lill!
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