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Ligo Haibun Challenge – Memorial

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Michael

My chosen prompt for this week is: “And then there are the times when the wolves are silent and the moon is howling.” ― George Carlin. It should never have happened this way. We are standing at the spot where … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge: Torture

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Michael

  I sit and listen to you, minute on minute, hour after hour. Why do you go on so. My ears are burning from the onslaught of your words, your vitriol cutting me to the bone. I have felt this … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – A Kiss and Goodbye

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Michael

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough -Rabindranath Tagore   I sat and pondered whether or not there was an opportunity to engage with him one last time. The last days had been horrific, tubes, machines, … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – Apathy

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Michael

  I sit looking at my life. It is a small bundle of unkempt promises and half realized plans. A lot of gonna’s mixed with a plethora of maybe’s.  There is a mess of emotions, a tangle of regrets and … Continue reading →

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Ligo Haibun Challenge – In a Haze

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Michael

My chosen word: Haze   In a Haze The gutter looked up at him and it was not impressed with what it saw. Dirty face, hair a mess of tangles, across his forehead were the remnants of a gel that … Continue reading →

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