Haibun: Silent sounds

This extreme haibun erased is for the dverse prompt.

Photo©Audrey

 

The silence that never falls is all around—the sound of damp air between dripping raindrops, the intake of birdbreath when a run of notes is ended, and the run of words that never falters, never stumbles in the ghost voice in my head.

 

On the cusp

of the rose petal

a single note rings.

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Silence

the sound of raindrops

on the rose petal

Published by

Jane Dougherty

I used to do lots of things I didn't much enjoy. Now I am officially a writer. It's what I always wanted to be.

51 thoughts on “Haibun: Silent sounds”

    1. Thank you 🙂 I checked on the hour, before the prompt hit my inbox and there were already three poems posted. I took a bit longer than 0 minutes though 🙂

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  4. A beautiful haibun Jane, I love ‘the sound of damp air between dripping raindrops’ and the last haiku is a gem :o) xxx

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  12. I was drawn to the ‘sound of damp air between dripping raindrops’ and the ‘intake of birdbreath when a run of notes is ended’, which took my breath away, Jane! The raindrops
    on the rose petal appeals to my sense of smell – I’m currently inhaling little breaths of honeysuckle through the open window.

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