Write a haibun that alludes to breath, breathing, or to breathe.
The Breath
I lay awake staring into the darkness, whether my eyes are open or closed, the darkness envelopes me. My mind goes to the deepest reaches of my soul to find those feelings which have been hidden all day, kept under guard so as to lead a normal life as a functioning adult. The thoughts dart back and forth trying to pull me down into the sorrow while another part of me tries keeping my head above this wave, knowing that peace can be attained only when the mind is clear and ready to focus on nothing but the breath. Each inhale draws a new picture in my mind while each exhale pushes me toward solitude where my thoughts are put to rest.
Time to focus now
Believing that there is peace
Within my own soul
©2024 CBialczak
Stine Writing 
This is wonderful, Christine!
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thank you
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I so relate to this Christine, I can really empathise with your plite!
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That was one thing I learned that I loved about blogging and writing…someone will write something and its almost as if I was thinking the same exact thing!
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I love the journey of exploration you describe…
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Thank you
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Christine, I really, really like your exploration of the internal struggle and the journey towards inner peace through focused breath, with your haiku encapsulating the essence of finding solace within oneself!
~David
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Thank you David. If I write from my heart that is just what happens, right?
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🤗
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Oh Christine, that’s so familiar! The final peace of the haiku is a welcome breath.
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I feel like that is what the end point should be, a good peaceful breath
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A very touching haibun
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Thank you
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You’re welcome 😉
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I feel all that, exactly as you say …. 💞
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One of the specific reasons I love to write and love to read other people’s writing…you find yourself thinking that its exactly what you wanted to say!
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I agree 💞
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Keeping those thoughts and feelings at bay during the night are a challenge. You describe it well.
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Thank you
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Grief is an ocean that wants to pull us in and under – a rip tide that only the most experienced can swim against… A very touching haibun!
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Thank you. It is like a riptide current sucking you back under over and over
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Amen, Christine!
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❤️
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An evocative witness to the challenge in mediation. Well done!
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Thank you Frank!
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