Sunflower (haiku – acrostic)

Tournesol Photography 2015-10-082015-10-08 1 Minute

This was not easy but I decided to try the acrostic haiku and with it I am using my nom de plume as my guide, ending with the resting place of my mother most recently.

sunflower bursts
unleash blossoms in autumn
nearing winter

flowers bedding
lay down during wintry months
open just in spring

weeping willows
everlasting asylum,
retreat for deceased

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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 View all posts by Tournesol

Published 2015-10-082015-10-08

22 thoughts on “Sunflower (haiku – acrostic)”

Bastet says:

2015-10-08 at 07:45

This is very very well done … and you’re right it really isn’t an easy form to write … Brava!

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-10-08 at 11:02
  
  Thanks, you sort of have to give in to a word…I was happy I could stick to this one.
  
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  1. Bastet says:
    
    2015-10-08 at 12:02
    
    Yes , sometimes the acrostic just won’t work out .. or you can’t find the right word .. you done good here!
    
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  2. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-10-08 at 21:53
    
    My sunflower made me proud:)
    
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  3. Bastet says:
    
    2015-10-09 at 10:40
    
    And with very good reason .. I loved how you pulled this off!
    
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Lisa Mari says:

2015-10-08 at 08:25

Reblogged this on Myblog's Blog.

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-10-08 at 11:03
  
  Ah, grazie, thank you for reblogging, I am honoured:)
  
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  1. Lisa Mari says:
    
    2015-10-08 at 11:11
    
    Min glede❤️🌹
    
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readinpleasure says:

2015-10-08 at 12:14

|very nice and well written. 🙂

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-10-08 at 21:57
  
  thanks so much, Celestine:)
  
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Karuna says:

2015-10-08 at 14:14

Very well done. And moving besides.

Too bad you didn’t see Sreejit’s prompt before you wrote it. From your intro, it would have probably fit for that! 🙂 I look forward to seeing what you come up with. I look forward to seeing what I come up with too…….

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-10-08 at 21:55
  
  Ah yes, thank you, Karuna. I saw his post on the bus coming home. I can still do another acrostic …after all it was the very first prompt I did on his blog and had just discovered it through him.
  
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  1. Karuna says:
    
    2015-10-08 at 22:22
    
    Very cool.
    
    I’m thinking of doing an acrostic or if nothing comes in that realm, another kind of poem. Poetry is WAY out of my comfort zone. I came up with 0 when I tried doing an acrostic right after I read the prompt.
    
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  2. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-10-09 at 18:00
    
    I have to think about that, since I have written many forms, written short and long stories and thought I might try something very different and eons from my comfort zone.
    
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  3. Karuna says:
    
    2015-10-09 at 18:05
    
    This may be the first one I skip….. but maybe an idea will come. I look forward to reading yours.
    
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  4. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-10-09 at 18:07
    
    Think about it…skipping to write something out of our comfort zone. Instead of a haiku why not truly a tanka:) I am swamped with things to do, but may write this one later even if it is passed the date:)
    
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  5. Karuna says:
    
    2015-10-10 at 04:36
    
    I looked up tanka and tried it. I sent it to you email to see if I’m on the right track.
    
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  6. Cheryl-Lynn says:
    
    2015-10-10 at 07:15
    
    Awesome! I email you back
    
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Rall says:

2015-10-08 at 16:01

Clever and creative. Well done.

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1. Cheryl-Lynn says:
  
  2015-10-08 at 21:56
  
  Thank you…with acrostic I find you have to do gymnastics sometimes.
  
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Chèvrefeuille says:

2018-09-15 at 01:24

An awesome acrostic haiku chapeau!

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2018-09-15 at 21:15
  
  Oh my, I remember vaguely writing this…I think my mom’s spirit influenced my muse and my pen that year. Hope you are well, Kristjaan. I am in a tired mode of late but hoping to fill my heart with sunshine soon. Bless you for all you do for your students, Kristjaan. I am forever grateful to have you as my master of waka.
  
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