Rayleigh Library Writers Group Blog

We are a diverse group from all walks of life. Our passion is to write; to the best of our ability and sometimes beyond. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday each month, to read and critique our work in friendly, open discussion. However, the Group is not solely about entertaining ourselves. We support THE ESSEX AND HERTS AIR AMBULANCE by producing and selling anthologies of our work. So far we have raised in excess of £9,700, by selling our books at venues throughout Essex.

Sunday, 10 May 2020

Haibun – Air formation

By Robert Kingston

“We watched as they took to the sky in groups, then counted them as they returned one by one, some not returning at all.” These were words spoken of our air force in the Second World War. The effects on people's lives the world over is something many of us carry in our thoughts each day and on each day of remembrance. This for me was made all the more poignant today as I watched the largest flock of crows I have ever seen take to the sky, heading north-west, only for a short while later to return heading south-east. On their return the formation had changed, to a lesser number, a few more followed, then odd ones following a little later.

a flock of crows
in formation trace the past
shadows of heroes

Copyright By Robert Kingston