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In this moonlit forest, autumn shimmers bright and crisp, through the boughs of old growth, like a wisp of star clusters. Softly it sweeps our high-mountain meadow in a dazzling down.
This night falls brisk, quiet as a whisper, when a great white owl echoes through the frosted cedars. Lover and beloved, entwined ‘neath midnight’s window, we sigh, enchanted by this lullaby floating on the freshening breeze.
In warm embrace we muse, until with dreams, we drift into a gentle slumber, aloft in wonder, unmoored of time and place. We breathe deeply this lover’s nocturne, wrapped in the splendor of the ebb and flow of magic.
to seek the dreams of magic
enwrapped there gently
like a held breath of stardust
in crystalline folds of time
rob kistner © 2020
An evocative, alluring tanka-prose, Rob! Well done!
Thank you Frank! I blame it on the cold medicine… 😉
Beautifully penned!
Thank you Lucy… 🙂
Some seriously magical imagery through this haibun, Rob! Beautifully done.
Very much appreciate your kindness Sanaa… 🙂
Lovely description. It left me wanting more.
Thank you! Always leave them wanting more Patricia… 🙂
Rob,
Such a wonderful composition that takes me to another place, one far from the ordinary.
Far from the ordinary is a good place to be these days… 🙂 Thank you Lisa, very much my friend.
All great stuff, Rob, especially: “…aloft in wonder, unmoored of time and place…”
And the tanks close: BLAMMO GOOD!
Thank you Ron, I was on a manic upswing today… 😉
Magical, Rob: ‘unmoored of time and place.’ the perfect description of perfect love!
Thank you Ingrid. I-consider your compliment to be very meaningful..
I enjoyed being hugged by the folds of time in your haibun, Rob, so descriptive and evocative. Your tanka is beautiful.
Thank you Kim. MmThe tanka at the end fell together after some rearranging, but what was right made itself jn— but very pleased! 🙂
A romantic nocturne written by moonlight…lovely, Rob!
Thank you Lynn… 🙂
Rich imagery.
Thank you Kerfe… 🙂
Like a held breath of stardust!
I love it!
Lover and beloved, entwined ‘neath midnight’s window…
A wonderful haibun, Rob!!
Thank you Dwight… 🙂
Oh how I enjoyed this …. especially the ending tanka!
So very pleased you did Helen, thank you… 🙂
Witnessing such splendor while embracing – excellent.
Thank you Ken… 🙂
You get all five stars for this one. I love the audacity and creativity of closing with a (brilliant) tanka. A nocturnal lullaby indeed. With a few extra line breaks, this would emerge as a poem–your prose is that poetic; thumbs up, brother.
Thank you so much Glenn, always appreciate your positive words dude! 😉
So lovely, Rob–magical and romantic!
Thank you Merril… 🙂
The imagery from beginning to end just swept me away, so lovely, from star clusters to frosted cedars. Beautiful.
Thank you Dora… 🙂
Love the nightly walk… I wish I could take one.
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gentle and romantic Rob, so sweet!
Thank you Kate… 🙂
A beautiful haibun that speaks of love, contentment and the beauty of nature.
Thank you Suzanne…:)