Today the Carpe Diem Prompt is a haiku by Onitsura. I decided to do it a little bit different this time, by integrating the haiku in a haibun. Onitsure has written the starting haiku, and the closing one is by me. The story is one from the classic litterature.
From wikipedia
putting in the water
the vase received
the camellia
Armand and Marguerite became lovers, he a small town bourgois, and she a Paris courtesan. Living in luxuray she always wanted fresh camellias in her room and therefore she is always remembered as "The Lady of the Camellias".
After falling in love they left Paris and lived in mutual love until Armand’s father broke it off by convincing Marguerite that Armand had ceased to love her. Marguerite moved back to Paris where her tuberculosis caught up with her and she died alone in poverty.
But Armand never ceased to love her and decorated her grave with White Camellias, knowing the family honor was preserved, and his sister could be married.
by her grave
white camellias
in rememberance
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March 11, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
sad, but strong imagery in your haiku! beautifully done!
Thank you 🙂
Bravo – very nicely done sir 🙂
Thank you.
loved love loved this haibun ^^ ❤
🙂 I almost expected it would be your taste.
You storyteller, you! Lovely!
Onitsura’s Vase
Thank you 🙂 Somehow I could not get the idea of Dumas’ book out of my head.
What an interesting concept, Bjorn, and a lovely story.
janet
Thank you. The story is of course borrowed, but it fitted the inspirational haiku so well.
a wonderfully sad tale, and a haiku to match…
Thank you 🙂
beautiful sad love story, lovely haiku!
Thank you 🙂
very sensitive
nicely done
Cheers!
JzB
Thank you 🙂
Oh, we humans need to remember!
Camellia Seller
We do 🙂
Sad love tale … well written !!!
Thank you 🙂
So very sad 😦
It is sad, but it’s litterature.
Such a beautiful but sad tale – your closing halibun stunning.
Thank you. The story is a real classic. I read it when I was young, and it gave a lasting impression-
I love your forays into haibun! Your writing is well suited to this form! Such a sad love story and your haiku ends it perfectly!
Thank you 🙂 I couldn’t get that story out of my head after reading that inspiring haiku.
Great idea! There’s an old tuberculosis home near Mellerud, which has lots of mysticism around in the open.
I didn’t know about that Sanatorium. But Sweden was filled with at one point.
You showed how powerful haibun can be, how the reader gets the ‘main course’ and delicate dessert..
Very nice indeed.
Thank you 🙂
Sadness and beautiful writing seem to rule today. Hope it’s appropriate to say lovely to male-written haiku.
It makes me very happy
What a beautiful haibun, Björn! Sadness just settles in… Perfectly paired up story with the haiku.
Thank you, I read the book as a kid actually and it has partly stayed in my memory. Especially how he put Camellias on her grave every day…
Awesome … love it.!☺
Peace,
Siggi