you laugh and my heart sings
Another haibun. This was inspired by the prompt at Poets United Midweek motif, which was "melody".
Had to dig deep into the memories for this, but once there the writing was easy. :)
photo by Prawny
image from morguefile.com
you laugh and my heart sings
The train platform is crowded, it is the evening rush hour. I am already late for my date. I hope she won't be mad. Coming out of the train, I scan the crowd for a face. We see each other almost immediately. Throwing up a hand, she gives out a laugh, which sounds like a cross between a siren and a cackle. She must be really mad.
"Daddy!", she screams, letting go of her mother's hand, and her little five years old body flies into my arms.
neon soaked street -
a saxophone breathes
into the night
12/09/2014
**********
♡
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2014
Had to dig deep into the memories for this, but once there the writing was easy. :)
image from morguefile.com
you laugh and my heart sings
The train platform is crowded, it is the evening rush hour. I am already late for my date. I hope she won't be mad. Coming out of the train, I scan the crowd for a face. We see each other almost immediately. Throwing up a hand, she gives out a laugh, which sounds like a cross between a siren and a cackle. She must be really mad.
"Daddy!", she screams, letting go of her mother's hand, and her little five years old body flies into my arms.
neon soaked street -
a saxophone breathes
into the night
12/09/2014
**********
♡
© cheong lee san ( dsnake1 ) 2014
posted by dsnake1 at 11:45 PM
11 Comments:
Sweet! I like the idea of "haibun," I feel it can freed me up with some of my efforts in writing Haiku... when I want to say more. Silence is still precious though, creatively knowing :-)
Another wonderful piece.
ZQ
aww...this haibun is a bundle of joy...
I love the haibun... first the prose has a wonderful twist with the date being your daughter.. I also love that the haiku provides a complement stating the mood of environment.. the saxophone introduce an element of nostalgia that really fits the subject.
beautiful.. the title itself is touching.
How wonderful! Making a melody of such dissonance, a second after the blues. I'm glad you found inspiration and this amazing memory through the prompt!
There is almost nothing that brings more joy than a 'date' with a child! Lovely haibun.
ZQ,
haibun is a good tool for a narrative, imo.
silence is precious, i know what you mean. let the reader forms his own opinion. :)
Sumana,
a bundle of joy? how sweet! :)
Bjorn,
thanks for this insightful comment. i like the haiku too. in my younger days, i like to go to clubs to listen to live music. :)
Natasa,
i like the title too. i was grappling with the title, having discarded a few, and it then came to me in a flash. :)
Susan,
an amazing prompt! some prompts are like that, they inspires. :)
Mary,
it is! she's all grown up now, but that particular event, so long ago, is still vivid in my memories. :)
Oh the memories we find when we dig deep. Thanks for letting us in on this moment :)
oh yes, Torie! isn't this amazing? :)
A very touching moment.
thank you, G L! :)
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