“One of the first paintings of the view was Mountainous Landscape Behind Saint-Rémy, now in Copenhagen, which Van Gogh identified in a letter to his sister Wil from 16 June 1889 as hanging in his studio to dry. Two days later, he wrote to his brother that he had painted “a starry sky.” The Starry Night is the only nocturne painting in the series of views from his bedroom window. In early June Vincent wrote to Theo, “This morning I saw the countryside from my window a long time before sunrise with nothing but the morning star, which looked very big.” Two scholars working independently of each other have determined that Venus was indeed visible in Provence in the spring of 1889. So the brightest “star” in the painting, just to the viewer’s right of the cypress tree, is actually Venus.
The moon is stylized, as astronomical records indicate that the moon was waning gibbous at the time Van Gogh painted the picture. Even if the phase of the moon had been a waning crescent at the time, Van Gogh’s moon is not astronomically correct. The one pictorial element that was definitely not visible from Van Gogh’s cell is the village, which is based on a sketch made from a hillside above the village of Saint-Rémy.”
Our host has written this haiku with this image and story in mind:
from the asylum
he observed the starry night –
seeking for the light
(c) Chèvrefeuille
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I love visiting my friends in the country. Their home faces five mountains and one is very close, Mont Bromont. They live dans un rang (a dirt road) lined with farms and vast meadows. Any season has its charm but in winter the only light we see at night are on the mountain where skiers ski at night. Streams of lights squirming in shapes and curves. I like to walk near the barn facing the cornfield now covered in white, looking up I try to locate the Big Dipper. It isn`t long before I am off in my starry world of fantasy and wonder.
A little bit about moi:
I am a mom, a nana, a sister, a woman, a friend, a human being…a youth counsellor, Family Life Educator.
I have been working in the helping profession for over 25 years and volunteered in various capacities from youths to seniors.
Tournesol is my nom de plume for haiku and other Japanese form poetry here at Tournesoldansunjardin https://cheryllynnroberts.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy reading through my daily waka.
I also have another blog "Stop the Stigma" where I may stand on my soapbox now and then and hope it will become a place to drop in and share or comment on issues important to you. In that vein this could be a great way to learn from each other.
http://stigmahursteveryone.wordpress.com
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Wow Cheryl Lynn you have mastered the haibun in a great way … this one is also a little wonder full of great images … thank you for participating in CDHK.
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
I love the pictures and the poems.
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Thanks so much, Karuna. I must post something that happened this week on my other blog. Will email you when it’s up.
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I look forward to reading it.
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I just sent you an email.
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She’s back with her haibun! So rich, emotive and informative. A very interesting read.
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Aw, thank you…I started sharing my thoughts with Spring Fever earlier and then it unleashed the rest:)
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I like your spin on the theme!
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Thanks, I love visiting that place…am due soon.
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“heaven’s memo”—I’m loving that image!
Consuming a Starry Night
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I wanted to write communiqué but too many sylables and will save it for a French version:) Thank so much for reading.
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Wow Cheryl Lynn you have mastered the haibun in a great way … this one is also a little wonder full of great images … thank you for participating in CDHK.
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Thank you so much…it is really a form with which I feel comfortable, as if I am talking to a friend similar to my Dear Emma:)
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