Waiting for the First Leaf
Frank J. Tassone, American Haijin, provides a prompt that addresses an issue I have faced many times over the years. Days, sometimes weeks, have passed without poetry making an appearance, either through pixels or pen. And I’m faced with it once again, today.
Write a haibun about writer’s block? When my mind is filled with thoughts about the directions a tree branch might take, or the last days of hummingbirds at my feeder, I don’t know that I have the words that could describe the frustration I face right now when trying to meet the prompt. A leaf floating on a stream as I paddle beneath low hanging branches, spinning with its reflection as it does in my wake, could sooner bring words to mind. Or a sunset casting the trees in a golden light, offering a preview of what is to come when their leaves take on an autumn hue, comes to mind sooner than words about words that refuse to appear.
Give me those moments, and I may have the words to capture the beauty of nature. At the moment, the words to address writer’s block escape me. And so I wait.
equinox
brings milder weather
first leaf falls
This haibun is my response to Haibun Monday 9-27-21: Writer’s Block,
the prompt at dVerse ~ Poets Pub.
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Ken, I like how you wove this together.
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Thank you, Lisa. In truth, I would be at a loss, of late, if not for the prompts from my fellow poets on WordPress.
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You’re welcome. WordPress is a community of people who truly do care about each other and support each other through thick and thin. I’m sorry you’re going through a rough patch, Ken 😦
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I love this, Ken!
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Thank you, Merril. 🙂
I had in mind the poem I wrote earlier this afternoon, so this prompt came at just the right time.
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You’re welcome! 😀
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Haibun extraordinaire, KG.
Beautiful. On-target. Beautifully on-target. It’s all.
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Thank you, sir!
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You did a great job Ken. Your musings say it all and the haiku is perfect!
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Thanks, Dwight. 🙂
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You are welcome!
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You are so in tune and present with nature, Ken, I doubt you’re ever bothered by writer’s block. I love your nature musings. You take us there, and that’s a real talent!
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😀 Thank you, Beverly.
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…and most of us would rather read about natural wonders than writer’s block 🙂
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I’m with you. 🙂
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hear! hear! 😀
-David
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I love the idea of the first fallen leaf like a drop of creativity, waiting in the wings to provide inspiration when the time is right!
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🙂 Thank you!
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The world is with us even when words fail. (K)
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We must remember to be open to it.
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Yes. We’re too easily distracted.
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This is a beautiful haibun. Well crafted.
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Thank you.
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Ken,
You’ve unlocked nature’s inspiration through your golden words. Love this haibun’s meliflous flow. No writer’s block here.
pax,
dora
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Nature does inspire. Thank you.
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Luv where the prompt took you.
Thanks for dropping by my blog Ken.
Much💖love
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Thank you, Gillena. 🙂
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Well you certainly did a stellar job describing your writers block in this prompt when you couldn’t find words.
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Thank you. Credit to the prompt!
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Straight out conversation. Loved it.
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Merci!
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I loved this… sometimes it’s just easier to write than to think about why it doesn’t flow by itself. Maybe writing should be like breathing… we don’t notice that we do it, only if we stop doing that.
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Thank you. May we never stop!
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Beautifully scribed in analogy to nature. Wonderful read.
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Thank you. 🙂 All credit should go to nature (and the prompt, of course!).
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This is lovely, Ken – and the entire post is filled with beautiful images. I’ve been struggling with writer’s block for a long while now and can totally relate to the frustration. May your Muse be with you!
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And yours with you, Betty. I may exaggerate a bit about writer’s block, but, in all honesty, prompts seem to be what keeps the words coming, lately.
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Beautifully expressed – your Haibun says it all. 😊
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Thank you. 😀
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Evidence of open flow here … you are not blocked! Beautiful imagery in your lines, as well as that leaf photo.
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Thank you. That photo is a favorite of mine. I see it every day. I had it made into a canvas print that hangs in my living room.
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