Finally, as January is coming to an end I can feel that daylight has started to return. Soon I will meet dawn before I leave for work. My heartbeats lighten, and daylight gives me energy. Tomorrow it’s my 62nd birthday, I will go to work like any Tuesday, but I anticipate another year beginning.
I know that the night when my heart finally stops beating… it will be in the deepest darkness of winter.
in endless darkness
every heartbeat disturbs me —
this sleepless winter
Edvard Munch
Today Frank hosts Haibun Monday at dVerse and the prompt is to write about “heart”. Valentine’s day is two weeks away but at this time of the year, I usually rejoice because the darkest time of the year is behind us.
January 30, 2022
Björn Rudbergs writings 
Beautiful.
Happy Birthday (A Day Early) Bjorn. I also have noticed the days lasting longer. “I will meet dawn” has an uplifting feel to it.
I used to be 62. Ages ago. Have a great day. Fine Haibun, Brother. Thanks.
It’s a cause of relief when the heart of darkness passes. I love the mood that you infused here!
Wishing you a Halpy Birthday and a wonderful year.
Much❤love
Happy Birthday to you!
I am glad that the days are becoming longer again, here we are yet to notice it; when I take my son to school at the supposed crack of dawn, there is hardly even a glimmer of light to be seen.
Seems as if your birthday marks a beginning, a rebirth, a sense of renewed hope and future, an escape from darkness. Now that’s a birthday worth looking forward to! 🥳🙂
Happy Birthday, Bjorn. Your haibun has the shadow of endings but also the light of dawn and spring…
Happy Birthday, Bjorn. I relish the return of the light. My heartbeat lightens with the sunlight I can find during this darkness of January.
Winter is bad enough with regular hours of daylight. Thank goodness it’s coming back! (and happy birthday)
Happy birthday, Bjorn. Hopefully you have many more heartbeats to come before the deep darkness of winter arrives!
I would struggle to live in your winter, ours are so mild in comparison, though we also have shorter days then. I resonate with the sense of light returning, light brings me joy as do your hopeful words, except the note of one’s thoughts of death being a winter experience, though that isn’t necessarily pejorative, just sobering.
Cold weather is not that bad… it’s the darkness that bugs me
Ah, that makes sense, so many of my northern friends say they have a seasonal depression (SAD). Ain’t nature grand.
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The darkness must be hard to deal with. Your haibun captures those feelings. Here’s to spring!
Happy birthday, mine’s next week, and yes the days are getting longer thank goodness 🙂
Happy birthday! I turn 50 next week. I’ve made a birthday wish-list and put it on the fridge. I hope you get/got your birthday wishes. 🙂
Uplifting and yet sobering. Beautifully done. Happy Birthday, Bjorn!