Hibun Monday for dVerse Poets Pub

In response to :

https://dversepoets.com/2026/03/30/haibun-monday-3-30-26-mad-march-hare/


March Doesn’t Sit Still

The wind changes its mind three times before noon. Sunlight spills across the floor, then disappears behind a sudden wall of cloud, as if someone has closed a door without warning. I step outside in one mood and return in another. March never stays long enough to be understood. It startles, shifts, laughs quietly at plans. Somewhere in this unsettled rhythm, I begin to recognize something familiar — the way life rarely holds still, the way we keep adjusting, cup in hand, as if waiting for it to make sense. Perhaps the Mad March Hare was never truly mad, only honest about how quickly everything can change.

gust after sunlight
a cup left cooling on stone
petals still unsure

— Maggie
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15 responses to “March Doesn’t Sit Still”

  1. kim881 Avatar

    A delightful haibun, Maggie, and no, March doesn’t sit still. Here in the UK we have March winds and April showers, but I think the showers have begun early this year. I know that feeling of stepping outside in one mood and returning in another. I enjoyed your personification of March, the way it ‘startles, shifts, laughs quietly at plans’, and the allusion to the tea oparty in your haiku.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you for your words Kim.
      Here in the Canary islands it’s been a strange winter with so much rain and storms.

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      1. kim881 Avatar

        My pleasure, Maggie.

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  2. Eugi Avatar

    You’ve captured the essence of March beautifully, Maggie.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you for your kind words 😊.

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      1. Eugi Avatar

        You’re welcome, Maggie.

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  3. erbiage Avatar

    the change seems to be speeding up and i curmudgeonly don’t like it, nope

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  4. Lisa or Li Avatar

    Maggie this sticks out for me:

    March never stays long enough to be understood.

    Never thought about it before, but not every month can be stable and cooperative.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Lisa 💜 ♥️

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      1. Lisa or Li Avatar

        You’re welcome <3

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  5. ms pie Avatar

    the lightness of your words make the season so much easier

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you 😊💜

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  6. Carol anne Avatar

    Beautiful Maggie 💜💜💜

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you 💜😘

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