Yesterday I returned from a visit to my daughter. We celebrated her birthday and I babysat my grandson when her husband took her out for a meal. It was only for a few days but, while the journey there went smoothly and took only a couple of hours, the return took much longer than expected. I was faced with the sadness at leaving them, a rail strike in their part of the country and signal failure closer to home.
I waited on a chilly platform in the fens for the train on the last leg of the journey, watching late Saturday afternoon dog walkers, determined to get home before darkness fell, and aimlessly drifting birds that transformed into silhouettes before my eyes as I looked forward to the warmth of home.
feathered shadows melt
into ripples of twilight
sky drips moon and stars
Kim M. Russell, 25th November 2018
My response to Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #60 The Quest For A Masterpiece goes on … journey
In this weekend’s new meditation our challenge is to create a haibun inspired by Matsuo Basho’s haibun ‘Oku No Hosomichi’ (The Small Road into the Deep North), taking our time focus on journeys we have made or would like to make.
writing in north norfolk 
Yes. Family, moon and stars!
I like this. The drifting birds are like separation.
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It was a long wait at the station yesterday, in the middle of a very flat place in the fens.
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I enjoyed this very much. You captured the sad mood waiting at the station very well.There is a desolation which is only peculiar to railway stations. Good one !
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It was a sad mood – I didn’t want to leave my daughter and grandson and I was longing to get home. Sometimes there is no view from a platform but I was lucky to have an interesting one.
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beautifully done
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Thank you, Maureen.
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These are such precious times, spent with grandchildren – the journey home is made longer by the heaviness of heart for sure, although mine is also usually bursting with joy.
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😊
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Sweet! (@–>–) (@–>–) (@–>–)
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Thank you, Dorna!
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You have captured the synergy with you not wanting to leave your grandchild and daughter and the delays on the journey home really well Kim and your closing haiku is beautiful 🙂💖 xxx
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Thank you, Xenia! I’ve just got back from a school governors’ meeting and I’m playing catch-up again! I haven’t even posted my haibun for dVerse yet. I hope to do some reading and commenting in the morning. 😉
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