less innocent intentions (haiga)

Tournesol haiga, Haiku, Photography 2015-02-262016-12-12 1 Minute

here — The Daily Retro: Silhouette | The Muscleheaded Blog

grimée soigneusement
grande soirée à l’intention
piégé son homme

all dolled up
grand evening with intention
trap her man

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assise modestement
mine de rien, mais la notion
d’attirer un homme

sitting discreetly
innocent looking with the intent
to entice a man

Written for Carpe Diem Shuukan – Intentions

Photos: courtesy of Chris at Muscleheaded Blog

courtesy of Suzee Ques – Flickr

Published by Tournesol

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 View all posts by Tournesol

Published 2015-02-262016-12-12

15 thoughts on “less innocent intentions (haiga)”

The Muscleheaded Blog says:

2015-02-26 at 07:49

These are great — you really used the images well to accentuate your verses !!!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-02-26 at 07:59
  
  Thanks, I looked for a long time on your blog and then on Flickr for that innocent look but so many photos cannot be shared. Glad you enjoyed it. It reads better in French , I find but probably ’cause it is the original.
  
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  1. The Muscleheaded Blog says:
    
    2015-02-26 at 08:54
    
    🙂 I’m so glad you found such a wonderful use for it ! 🙂
    
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julespaige says:

2015-02-27 at 00:45

How long can one remain…innocent. 🙂
Lovely.
So interesting that when we are younger we try to be the lure not knowing all it takes to be the hook.
Or really what it is we are after when so much innocence still remains.

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-02-27 at 00:49
  
  Ah yes, if only I knew how gorgeous I was as a youngin:)
  
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  1. julespaige says:
    
    2015-02-27 at 00:51
    
    Ah… but you still are! 🙂
    
    I was always a tom-boy, not a frilly gal.
    Beauty can be judged in many ways – thankfully. 😉
    
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  2. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-02-27 at 01:03
    
    You are so sweet! I dated a man after my divorce who said I would age beautifully:) I thought that was the sweetest thing to say.
    
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  3. julespaige says:
    
    2015-02-27 at 11:53
    
    After always being told I was ‘cute’ and never looking like ‘movie stars’ I resolved to be beautiful on the inside.
    Having an older sister who had all the guys… so-to-speak I just never bothered with being in fashion in regards to clothes… and style.
    
    Though I am sure in my husband’s eyes I am beautiful to look at 😉 …I just define beauty as more than skin deep.
    
    Some gents do know the ‘right’ things to say and also how to behave with women 🙂
    
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  4. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-02-27 at 20:40
    
    Oh I hear you. My sister would flirt with the guys and have 3 or 4 waiting to date her. I didn’t like flirting (shy) or laughing at their jokes if they weren’t funny…I could not pretend.
    
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readinpleasure says:

2015-02-27 at 11:10

Very well written, Cheryl-Lynn. I thought the prompt was rather difficult. 🙂

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-02-27 at 20:34
  
  Thanks, Celestine. I just finished reading the book a few days ago but I couldn’t get my head around writing something “deep”…when I saw that first photo on https://muscleheaded.wordpress.com/ and that cupid behind the lady, I thought I’d just have fun with it. I may try again later…but it is not an easy one, I agree.
  
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Dom DiFrancesco says:

2015-02-27 at 17:06

Very nice writing, they fit the pictures so well. 🙂

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-02-27 at 20:17
  
  Thank you, I did choose the photos before writing. That first one comes from https://muscleheaded.wordpress.com/ and he has such a collection of vintage photos and postcards.
  
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Norma Ruttan says:

2015-03-02 at 16:43

I don’t remember ever thinking of my younger self as a magnet for the opposite sex. And I never heard that I was pretty; however, my momma always called me ‘her All-American girl.’ And since Doris Day was considered the American girl-next door, I figured that I wasn’t ugly. 🙂

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-03-02 at 17:15
  
  Haha, I loved Doris Day…one of my fav singers when I was young and even had her haircut…my mom even chuckled when I was in my forties…”bet you walk into a bar with your head down and don’t even notice anyone looking at you”…she was right. But my mom had the flair alright and could dazzle any guy.
  
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