There's a house not far from me that never changes.
It simply is.
To me, it is like a broken link in the chain of life. It is like a stage without actors, a sky without weather changes, an earth drought-ridden.
It's a sin to let a house bathe in the sunlight and shadows of the seasons, shuttered, alone...
No circulation
No tending of the garden
No family love
A grim door that never greets nor farewells, stands like a locked memory - of someone.
A gated driveway locked in bland nowhere. Somehow there is a sense of a child, discarded, wondering if parents will ever remember to come home; like a body adrift in limbo, seeking a heart and a soul.
Scraps of energy
Like shredded, lost momentos
Mere driveway relics
There's a house not far from me that never breathes, never blinks.
It simply survives.
It simply is.
*150 words
Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 16 – February 16th – Theme or Word: Sin Form: Haibun
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11 comments:
wonderful haibun
It is a fascinating thing how we can distill our thoughts
capture a moment
too bad about that lovely house..so alone
Beautiful Haibun...Liked it :)
This is a poignant and well-written piece, Gemma. I hope to see more haibun from you, because in haibun you shine!
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Excellent.
'Somehow there is a sense of a child, discarded,'
You've beautifully described the Abandoned House,which hopes to greet and farewells.
Sad but beautiful. Brings a lump to my throat.
This is beautiful! Very nicely portrayed!
Excellent, Gemma!!
Gemma, 'There's a house not far from me that never breathes, never blink. It simply survives' Touching!
I lose myself at times and I see a house without laughter or crying and not see a home because of that. Do "I See"?
I walk past an empty, abandoned house almost daily. It has a beautiful shell, and probably stories to tell, but its spirit is gone. Much like the house you so beautifully describe. I enjoyed reading this.
You prompted me to wonder about the house, the owner, the circumstances of its abandonment. Terrific piece.
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