Carpe Diem – Fortitude

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Carpe Diem Haiku prompt today is fortitude, and my choice today is a haibun.

Hotel Room by Edward Hopper

Hotel Room by Edward Hopper



Growing up with a mother addicted to crack everyone thought Donna was destined to a similar destiny, and when she got pregnant at the age of 16 they all expected that she would follow in her mother’s footstep. But Donna had the fortitude of a willow branch, she would bend but not break, and moving out to a cheap hotel she finished high-school. To everyone’s surprise made it through law school as a single mother. Some children have a surprising strength, just like a dandelion flower breaking through concrete.

dandelion child
escaping life in trailer park
with fortitude

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July 1, 2013

18 responses to “Carpe Diem – Fortitude”

  2. This is a beautiful portrait of a strong character. Love the image of the dandelion breaking through concrete.

  3. This one touches me very personally. And, each haibun I read, I appreciate more the beauty of haibun. Thanks for a wonderful one.

  6. Dandelion child. Love that term, Bjorn. I’m a dandelion child ♥ I think this might parallel the story of the woman Senator who just fillibustered in Texas to save women from some archaic legislation. Pregnant at 16 but went on to be Harvard Law School graduate. Great story and magnificent haiku!

  14. I very much liked your natural comparisons, of the willow branch and dandelion flower breaking through concrete… apt descriptions of Donna’s strength.

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