ringing blue bells (haiga)

Tournesol CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, haiga 2014-11-092014-11-10 1 Minute

At Carpe Diem the prompt is Chinese Bellflower (or Kikyo)

In researching a bit on the powers of the roots, I found that it is a perennial herb with saponins, the root of which is a bronchodilator and expectorant; it is used for abdominal pain, bronchitis, chest pain, colds, cough, diarrhea, oral abscesses, sore throat, tonsillitis. I can see how it is a sacred autumn flower with such properties as to cure many winter colds and bronchial infections. It truly is a beautiful flower, bell- shaped.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycodon_grandiflorus

angels ring
bells of blue flora, reaping
herbal tonics

herbal tonics
bred from roots of bellflower
breath of fresh air

Published by Tournesol

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Published 2014-11-092014-11-10

18 thoughts on “ringing blue bells (haiga)”

J says:

2014-11-09 at 07:01

Very beautiful Tournesol 🙂
It had so many uses — !

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-09 at 07:20
  
  I know…gotta find me some to save using my inhaler (grins)
  
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  1. J says:
    
    2014-11-09 at 07:22
    
    I don’t know that I’d trust the herbals that much though….!
    
    Off to write a bit of a naughty haiku/senryu for the prompt. Shame on me. Had to do it though. Well, Paloma isn’t. It’s that nasty gargoyle again. o.O
    
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  2. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
    
    2014-11-09 at 07:29
    
    or maybe it`s the full moon !! I love writing erotica when my muse is wiling.
    
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  3. J says:
    
    2014-11-09 at 07:34
    
    Is that’s what’s going on? Makes sense.
    Took a few rewrites. First one was just plain ol’ trashy. This is more link-worthy. 😀
    
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  4. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
    
    2014-11-09 at 07:38
    
    Hey trashy is okay too …you may be a bit hard on yourself…
    
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  5. J says:
    
    2014-11-09 at 07:40
    
    It’s finally up —
    Oh wait — unfortunate word choice –
    The post is finally live. 🙂
    
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Mark M. Redfearn says:

2014-11-09 at 11:17

I like how you’ve ended with a breath of fresh air. We all need one every once in a while, especially when struggling with Kristjaan’s prompts! 😉

Bellflowers

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-10 at 20:20
  
  Thanks so much! Yes, our host keeps our mind working alright:)
  
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Bastet says:

2014-11-10 at 09:57

Well done … you really rang the bell ….

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-10 at 20:23
  
  Thank you, Georgia, glad you enjoyed this:)
  
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  1. Bastet says:
    
    2014-11-11 at 06:15
    
    And very much!
    
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magicalmysticalteacher says:

2014-11-10 at 18:45

Your words are a breath of fresh air.

Shy Bellflower

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-10 at 20:25
  
  What a lovely thing to say, thank you:)
  
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Chèvrefeuille says:

2014-11-11 at 04:32

Bellflowers are a very strong source for medicine ….

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-11 at 04:37
  
  I was intrigued by that…could use that about now.
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:

2014-11-11 at 21:20

Ah.. come on ring my bell.. soon we’ll need that tonic.

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1. Cheryl-Lynn Roberts says:
  
  2014-11-11 at 22:08
  
  Haha, I need it now…nursing a cold for 3 days …
  
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