Rafał Zabratyński
Father/Daughter in One Breath
The average global human lifespan in 2019 was 72.6 years (according to the United Nations). How many breaths does it take? On average, a person takes about 15 breaths per minute. So, let’s do the math. 15 breaths times 60 minutes times 24 hours times 365.25 days times 72.6 years equals 572,770,440 breaths in a lifetime.
355,968,332 / 0
delivery room cutting her umbilical cord with bated breath
355,968,333 / 1
About the Author
Rafał Zabratyński lives in Rzeszów, Poland. He has been writing haiku and other short Japanese poetic forms since 2000. His works have been published in numerous journals and awarded in a few competitions. He also enjoys reading and watching science fiction, exploring cosmology, mountain trekking, cycling, traveling.
This is really pushing the envelope in haibun writing. What a clever piece!
Another hermit crab. Great style and narratives .
I’m so impressed by the way the prose and haiku combine to lift both to greater meaning and impact.