Though those who stood on the mountain top with Nivin when she channeled the power of twenty Queens would swear that they had seen her reach with amethyst talon-tipped hands and pluck the sun from the sky holding it in her hand diminished, no larger than snow globe. They would be wrong. She had in fact merely released the shadows, the dras, and the creatures within from their imprisonment allowing them to race free over the surface and through the air of the world.
As she now stands gazing up at the noir velvet sky tacked with stars that shimmer brighter than diamonds she thinks that the indigo iris that now surrounds the sun is the hue of deliverance, of victory. Too long the creatures of the dras lived on the scraps of the world, but no more and to hear her children laughing, snarling, purring with the joy of knowing the night is long allows her to ride the elation of dreams made real.
under the iridescence
of a newly crafted moon
dreams walk on starlight
***
So after a few nudges I decided to try the Ligo Haibun Challange. And as I was finishing up I thought to myself, I hope I got this right, at least in form. Well, then taking a closer look I see that Haibun’s are not normally short stories, which is of course what I did for my first one.
Fine print. Whoops.
Gabriella said:
So, this is your first haibun too. Beautifully written! I love both parts.
lumdog (@lumdog2012) said:
I love this form. Is there a rule you can’t do a short story? It seems great to me. 🙂
Jennifer Dillon said:
The site didn’t say you couldn’t, just that it wasn’t usually a short story, and is supposed to be connected to life experience, nature and travel.
Penny L Howe said:
Beautiful and so well done. Welcome to our Ligo Haibun community!
Jennifer Dillon said:
Thank you! I’m glad to be here.
nightlake said:
nicely done. Welcome to the challenge:)
kz said:
haha im so guilty of writing short stories and passing them off as haibun 🙂 but this is so wonderfully written and i love the mystery 🙂
Jennifer Dillon said:
Whew! I’m glad I’m not the only one!