Tag: haibun
You are welcome!
When everything was still new and overwhelming, you said, ‘Come and learn with us.’ Not just every Thursday at 3:00pm, but, ‘Stay here, we’ll make room. Silakan masuk! Mangga! Please come in... Read More
The Larger Word
Love is the larger word. It can subsume sorrow, dispel indifference, envelope loneliness, shatter hate. But it also settles frustration, loosens tension, softens intensity. Love accepts, yet pat... Read More
Dec 23 – Return
My escape fantasy involves a touring bus, equipped with everything needed for the meandering life – no connections, no ongoing responsibilities; just an ever-changing road offering an ever-expanding... Read More
Dec 22 – Arrival
Their arrival surpassed expectations – how could they not change us, as we opened ourselves to new life? Yes, there were surprises. We never anticipated Caleb to be 1 in 68 affected by autism no... Read More
Dec 20 – Voice
I know a little about speechlessness – about its backstage management, cluttered with props and crowded with the hustle of participants involved in the onstage performance. It’s a tricky languag... Read More
Dec 19 – Longing
In my dreams Emma sometimes speaks, which she can’t. I wake bereft, flooded by the spillover of losses and longings I keep dammed up. I can’t stop my heart. It recedes and reaches – twists int... Read More
Dec 16 – Enough
Trying to be enough, I sometimes crack and crumble into myself. It doesn’t have to make sense; I’m spent, sapped, stripped – not enough. Their needs easily outstrip my resources, but my he... Read More
Dec 15 – Yes
Yes. I have assented, agreed, yielded, given over, made space, transferred assets, thrown in my lot, given the go-ahead, the nod, the green light, the O.K., the stamp of approval, Holding arms open To... Read More