Juice Just as Sweet
Haibun
Juice Just as Sweet
From my earliest memories, I rarely knew my mother to be anywhere except by the television watching soap operas, Merv Griffin, and Walter Cronkite. It was a habit I picked up from her, though I’ve been learning new things lately. Since she had them take the TV out of her room, I always find her waiting for me in the garden area wearing the most charming smile. I wheel her casually around as she marvels at everything from the changing maples to fresh air and fragrant breezes. I never knew that was the alyssum I smelled until she mentioned it one afternoon. God willing, I hope to take her to see the holiday decorations tomorrow. There’s a chance of rain, and she already has her umbrella waiting.
sunset lingers... once more around the park
Along with “It Was the Owl That Shrieked,” this is the second of two haibun published in The Pan Haiku Review Haibun and Tanka-Bun Edition-Winter 2024. I sincerely thank Editor Alan Summers for his guidance and the skill and effort he put into producing this fabulous edition.
A PDF download of the issue is available here.
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