under the trees (haiga)

Tournesol CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Haibun, haiga, Haiku, Photography 2015-05-27 1 Minute

It was a hot muggy day and she dreaded going to work. She shuffled across the street with her sunglasses protecting her sensitive blue eyes from the hot sun at high noon. Suddenly she got a whiff of those amazing lilacs on the side of the road. She had to pause briefly to take in that moment. Such a mundane experience lifted her spirits and added a bit of a lilt in her step on her way to the Métro.

Under the trees
pink posers
fragrant

Carpe Diem “Under the trees”

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 2015-05-27

10 thoughts on “under the trees (haiga)”

Suzanne says:

2015-05-27 at 07:07

Lilacs are such sweet flowers. I can see how the scent lightened your journey.

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-05-27 at 07:13
  
  It sure did:)
  
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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:

2015-05-27 at 08:35

I love those posers.. sometimes you need them (and they are just starting to bloom) For me lilacs has always had this end of term association.

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-05-27 at 15:29
  
  Ah, me too! Lilacs remind me of bringing a bunch to my teacher in June.
  
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Forest Tinker says:

2015-05-27 at 10:35

What you are best at – finding and creating a haiku moment in a day. Well done.

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-05-27 at 15:30
  
  Thank you, Hamish. What is nice about haiku is now I don’t just have the photo I take, but a souvenir I can go back and feel with all my senses.
  
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magicalmysticalteacher says:

2015-05-28 at 14:27

Sometimes all it takes is a whiff…

Under the Pine Tree

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-05-28 at 16:07
  
  So true and if I had more pine trees I would get it always:)
  
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vyomimalik says:

2015-05-29 at 17:16

Oh sublime!!! Loved this!!!

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1. Tournesol (Clr) says:
  
  2015-05-31 at 16:19
  
  Thanks so much.
  
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