until the angels (haiku)

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Haiku 1 Minute
© OliG'15
© OliG’15

how long
until shootings cease
nation heals

how long
an innocent child dies
families grieve

how long-
until angels carry
where the sun shines

where the sun shines
echoes of cherubim
field of daisies

© Tournesol ’15

In memory of the tragedy of Jamyla

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Masterpieces:

Shibashi ma mo matsu ya hototogi – su sen nen

how long
to wait for the cuckoo
about a thousand years
© Basho

how long
until the barren rice fields will be green
cranes fly over
© Chèvrefeuille

midsummer evening—
how long the wing of the crow
how brief the wrensong
© Mark M. Redfearn

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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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