Tag Archives: haibun
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Politics
6January 3, 2023 by petrujviljoen
Spending months on the pulse of South African politics – it matters, because it is us. Most of the crisis …
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Vulnerability
2October 11, 2022 by petrujviljoen
The guru a white noise while I think of other things. Infinity – the neither place nor time we’re all …
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Solstice haibun
21June 20, 2022 by petrujviljoen
It was the morning after A Night, having arrived late, having travelled too many square miles in the day on …
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Charlie.
11June 5, 2022 by petrujviljoen
She loves sitting on the stoep, deep in against the wall, watching the night. Her front paws together, tail wrapped …
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’twas strange
22May 28, 2022 by petrujviljoen
Revelling in the day busy with ‘normal’ activity after a strange and difficult night. I fell asleep still seated upright …
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Backyard
11May 13, 2022 by petrujviljoen
how tiredone can be – watching –one’s back It’s mid-week, mid-month, mid school-term and the tourist town is quiet, even …
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The cat, the Bird and I
30April 25, 2022 by petrujviljoen
We were in the carport; (there’s no car) the cat, the bird and I. I was at some chores, the …
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But for the Grace of God
19February 13, 2022 by petrujviljoen
Opening the group chat to a crime scene. A robbery in progress. One perp is caught, brought down by a …
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Decay
16February 11, 2022 by petrujviljoen
The sordid drama has played itself out. The situation fell apart in all its miserableness. The dis-ease was evident, but, …
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Fear
48October 28, 2021 by petrujviljoen
A man caused me to fall and I kept falling until I bled inside and I kept falling inside not …
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