Today in Carpe Diem once again Kristjaan challenge us to write a haiku inspired by one of his own. This wonderful haiku has inspired me to write a haibun below.
such a hot day
my shadow needs to cool down
under the willow
Midday Landscape by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
I was walking across the fields without a wind to cool me down. On the other side of the field I saw, almost like a mirage, a grove of lush trees. Despite the stillness of the day they seemed to move in air undulating from the heat.
Hoping for some cool shade, I was disappointed when entering the grove and finding no escape from the burning sun. I knew I would have to wait for the coolness of sunset.
shrinking shadows
in zenith sun inferno –
tree’s lacking shade
tree’s lacking shade
dry tears from crying willow
my shadow hides
my shadow hides
waiting for the coolness
of sunset
Björn Rudbergs writings 
You’ve described a mid summer day without a tree in sight very well! Nice haibun!
Thank you 🙂 haibun are addictive
WOW! Bjorn this is awesome … I am speechless … Thank you for sharing.
Thank you… with your haiku as a starting point it made it easy
Very nice – with that 3rd haiku really nice
Thank you… 🙂
Excellent Bjorn, you’ve captured this well. I’m like your haibun style 🙂
Under The Willow
Thank you .. haibun fits me quite well
i laughed cos again we seemed to have shared the same thought.lol and weird but your cascade is sooooo much better than mine. wonderful choice of words. and a beautiful intro.
Thank you… and I doubt mine is better than yours… 🙂
First of all, I really like your haibun. And I took the hot road too so was happy to see I wasn’t exactly off course. Could feel the heat wafting from your beautiful haiku.
I will read all other entries tonight… I think we are starting to think a lot in common in this community.
A hiding shadow is an awesome sight to behold—oh, wait! If it’s hiding, you can’t behold it! 🙂
Small Shadow
Love this haibun. Your words elicit all the colors and feel of the painting.