THE HAIBUN GALLERY: February 12, 2026 K. Ramesh - Guest Editor
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Guest Editor: K. Ramesh
Featured Poet: Joanna Ashwell
A Thursday Feature February 12, 2026
Lost and Found
It rolls out of the cupboard unexpectedly. I had forgotten that it was there. The ball with the tiny teeth marks. All your toys were placed in a bag and packed away in the shed but this has found a way back into my memory.
heart strings every bounce and spin the puppy’s endless game Joanna Ashwell
Posted in The Haibun Gallery on Nov 15, 2005
Comments:
When I was young, I used to visit Kerala, my hometown, during the summer vacation. Once, when I was there, my cousin gave me a toy boat, and I would play with it. After the vacation, on the day we had to go back home, I couldn’t find the toy boat, and I spent a long time searching for it. I still remember the toy boat and the sound it made as it moved in a bucket of water. This haibun by Joanna brought back memories…
Prompt:
Write a haibun about something that was dear to you, which you lost and found again after some years
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Thanks, Ramesh.
Another interesting haibun.
I'm sure our members will enjoy this piece.
_kala
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Only after I was pierced
At first I kept them in a special box. I'd bought them at considerable expense as a celebration of coming to the end of a difficult process undaunted by all the trials. I planned to wear them with my head held high. Slowly I turned less vigilant about their safety. One of the pair was lost before I had a chance to wear it. The sheen of its scarlet and turquoise beauty turned to the sheen of a teardrop resembling its shape.
Resigned to either going out with one bare earlobe or wearing a mismatched pair, I gave up the search, until one day it reappeared miraculously. Right there in front of my feet.
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