These days I keep missing out on Ligo Haibun. Too bad, as I’m deep in work. I managed to be in this week where we have two quotes as follows:
“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.” – Rabindranath Tagore or “The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful” – E.E. Cummings
My choice below is based on E. E. Cummings’ quote:
Soul Poetry
I eat the words baked in your mud heart I drink in your puddle of juices flowing from your mouth.
Poetry cries out in his veins. Clawing to be let out in verses reeking of firewood smoke seen above the thatched roofs of the village at sunset. Our mothers are busy preparing the evening meal. Above the din of bleating goats and barking of stray dogs in heat, the wailing of hungry children can be heard.
We are oblivious to the silence that gradually settles on the village. Mouths are busy chewing and throats are belching out the satisfaction of meals well digested. Under the fading glint of the twilight, we eat love, our meal for the night.
feed me nectar from your spring soul poetry
WOW!! This is some fantastic stuff Miss Celestine. Love, love it!!
Ow, thank you Kim. I’m so retrieved to hear this 🙂
You did an excellent job with this challenge. I read this and am in awe. Beauty is the truth of your art, Celestine.
You honour me so with your lovely words, Eva 🙂
You honor your readers with your beautiful soul and gorgeous poetry and prose.
What can I say again? Thank you, dear friend. 🙂
These are downright good, Celestine! 🙂 And that’s the highest praise I can think. Don’t work too hard!
I’m always pleased to see you here, George. Thank you and I hear you. I will slow down 🙂
Glorious, Celestine. Your haibun is alive with emotions and imagery.. The style, the flow – vivid and expressive words, well written. Your accompanying haiku, a synchronized essence of those feelings!
Your comments have made my day, Penny.
🙂 xx
Beautiful, Celestine. You are a gift to the readers here.
Thank you my sister.
I couldn’t begin to do this, well done!
Oh Gilly, thanks!
My friend, you hit another right out of the ball park. Most excellent!
Most grateful, beautiful soul. 🙂
Sensual narrative from you, as usual. Enjoyed your haiku towards the end a lot. Thank you for taking part
My pleasure, Padmini. Grateful for the visit 🙂
Innovative,esoteric,soul-searching,sensual. Your writing is always of a high standard, always refreshingly original and never complacent. Here your words seem to taste of honey,but there is that added ingredient, that craving, of fire. These words are mysterious but the scene simple. I really like that. Culturally so visual. Thank you this one, very nice.
Managua, I drank in every bit of your alphabets here. 🙂
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we eat love…Oooo, i love this and your haibun – flowing work of art. ♥
Thank you so , Sunshine 🙂
I often feel my nightly dinners are made with love and all the care I can put in. Those are wonderful feelings to bring out and share. 🙂
🙂 Thank you so much for coming over, Brenda.
How beautiful and sensual!
Thanks so much, Freya.
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Beautiful! Eating love…our meal for the day…wonderful.
Thank you Eric.