It’s been a challenging year personally and professionally. I can’t hide behind a cloud and pretend the New Year changed that. However a new year offers opportunities to continue processing areas that need attention somewhat like housekeeping. I need to look at what I want to keep among all the dusty clutter before I can find balance in my life. That is the longest part.
Think about when you are clearing out a closet and all the things you find at the bottom way at the back. You take out a box for example, that is covered with dust; you open it and look at the contents. It brings you back many years to a moment in time. You feel the emotions good or bad; you may weep a little, you may get angry and even kick that box around…again the feelings resurface and another layer is removed. You may feel you are done with this and trash the box or you may dust it off, put it back securely at the back of your closet for another year or so. There is no right or wrong way…but your own way.
There are good things I want to topple over to this year. New and old friends I have encountered near and far, the relationship I have with my children and grandchildren is my duvet for the cold months and stroke of soft silk in the warmer months; my poetry and the past six or seven months training in Japanese poetry at Carpe Diem with our host and mentor/master Chévrefeuille, his followers who inspire me and the amazing WP community that inspire and support me. And my amazing colleagues who are the strength and foundation that serve youths across this country and allow me to love my work.
like a gambling debt
stays too close for comfort
last year’s loss
~
spilling over
like turkey leftovers
last year’s grief
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a new year
good housekeeping
feng shui
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last year’s haiku
shadow into the new year
time to excel
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my heart beats
to the love my children,
flame of a candle
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
Beautiful haiku. I’m not a saver, tend to toss everything, as I have too much in my mind’s closet, no need for visual reminders.
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That is smart!
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Beautiful writing and haiku to match. I like the turkey one.
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I kinda like that one too:) thanks for your visit:)
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These are great, Cheryl-Lynn —over the years I’ve narrowed my closets more and more and more — but — the reaction to what I keep is much the same as your reaction. Loved the haiku — especially the turkey one!!!!
All the best in 2015 — it’s going to be a BETTER year! 😀
Hugs!!!!
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thanks, Jen. The closet example is what I use with youths on the phoneline to help them understand therapy being a process…like peeling an onion.
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Very true. Layer after layer, box upon box.
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Reminds me of the EMDR treatments for PTSD I experienced in 2002. Great haibun and haiku series.
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It does, eh? hmmm, it is an easy way to explain to youths who call our service on how some things take time but we heal eventually.,
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Nice cleaning closet metaphor … and i know what you mean exactly. I loved reading your haiku … which is definitely becoming very very good … and fid it hard to choose just one!
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Thanks so much, that means a lot to me.I think it may be time to choose a few here and there and from my other blog to combine (starts adding another item on To Do List)
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Ah … know the necessity to do something similar … on The Library I’ve just about 3080 posts .. not all haiku but a lot of those posts are either poems or haiku and I really should page them up …
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Wonderful haibun Cheryl Lynn … thank you for your kind words … I am just your humble host
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Your encouragement and guidance is most appreciated!
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