Ligo Haibun Challenge

Morning Glory

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I am awake. I look at you sleeping beside me.

I am enamored.

You, the most beautiful person anyone could long for.

We have laughed and we have cried.

Our energies spent, we have slept the peaceful sleep of the contented.

I long for you to open your eyes, to see the morning me.

As I watch each breathe your chest as if in some restful rhythm rises and falls.

In sleep your eyes flicker as if you are dreaming. Of me?

My heart races thinking of the love I have for you.

You make me feel whole, complete.

I could wish for no more.

 

 

love consumes my soul

passion consuming me

our intimacy

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26 Responses to Ligo Haibun Challenge

  1. aww such a romantic πŸ™‚ Well done summer, very nicely penned.

  2. xox's avatar Peripatetic Eric says:

    Beautiful!

  3. Jack Keys's avatar flatfroghaiku says:

    Phwoar! That was a bit racy!

  4. Baigneur des Bois's avatar Ye Pirate says:

    You were the perfect architect of your haibun there, including wonderful words to guide us, to help us read at you want, words like ‘complete’ (working BACKWARDS) ‘races’ ‘rhythm’, ‘rises’ ‘falls’ all made this work at exactly the right pace.A raw, personal and intimate haibun that I really enjoyed. Wonderful haiku. We will be doing the Honourable Mentions in Dispatches at the end of each month now,which accordingly means haibun writers can of course feature more than once.

    • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

      Dear Pirate, thank you for for your generous comment, reading your words i felt very humbled by your appreciative comments.

  5. twoscamps's avatar twoscamps says:

    Very romantic. Enamored indeed!

    • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

      Thanks to ‘both’ of you, which scamp reads this first…lol……thank you for your lovely comment.

  6. julespaige's avatar julespaige says:

    And when you find the right person…this haibun can apply to that first time….or twenty or thirty years down the same road πŸ™‚

    Slowly trying to catch up on my e-mails. Cheers.

    • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

      Thanks jules for your lovely comment, I agree totally, that it is applicable to either time in our lives. Thanks again.

  7. nightlake's avatar nightlake says:

    so very sweet. The whole narrative is honest. And to share it with others is a big thing. well done

  8. Beautifully romantic. I love this

  9. Penny L Howe's avatar Penny L Howe says:

    Simply beautiful Michael. Exquisite. To have a man feel that way would be perfection indeed! A wonderful haibun and haiku, my friend! xx

    • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

      Thank you Penny, an ideal world maybe. I had no problem seeing the prompt in this way. Yes it would be a perfection.

  10. Anja's avatar Anja says:

    Ha I feel like I am stalking your blog. Was trying to write and realized I must have missed more of your posts than I realized. 😦 This was just so beautiful and felt as if I could feel the rhythm of the breaths and heart beats. Wonderful.

    • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

      Thank you Anja, you are very kind in your comments. The haibun challenge i enjoy very much, the opportunity to write in first person is very attractive to me. So pleased you enjoyed my piece. Enjoy your weekend.

      • Anja's avatar Anja says:

        First person can be more of a challenge for me depending on subject. I think the more personal I reach, I tend to use third person. I’ve been trying first person more often. I’ve really enjoyed your posts.

      • Michael's avatar summerstommy2 says:

        Thanks Anja. You give me some lovely compliments. Please keep enjoying my posts.

      • Anja's avatar Anja says:

        You are welcome. Only commenting on what I see and feel.

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