Haibun is a very old art form. I won’t pretend to know all the details of it or its history, but I’m pretty sure it’s as old as haiku itself. @dbooster is the guy to ask about that.
Two teenage boys, you’re head must be spinning;-)
I’m glad to hear this made you wistful. You’re the second person to have used that word. It strikes me as quite the compliment. Thank you!
It really is wistful. I had this sense of longing for and missing something I hadn't lost yet... it was more a sense of time passing and knowing my kids are growing up so fast - wanting to hold on to every moment and make it last. So proud of their growing independence, yet feeling that tug and ache as you realise you are not needed in the same way anymore. Each time they 'change' it's like saying goodbye to a version of them and me that I won't see again. So, there is a reminiscence that overlays the excitement of new things and the new ever-growing little people I get to know all over again. Time stretchers required, please! That's just how your post hit for me... Be mindful of every moment - including every lego-trodden squeal - It's bitter-sweet this parenting thing :-)
I had not heard of Haibun before - I am definitely going to explore that. I love learning new things, so thank you so much for sharing this.