J is for Joy (Troibun)

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Life offers many joys. One just has to stop and notice they are here even in the saddest times, under grey clouds and personal strife. She shuffles reflecting on her solitude wistfully aiming for the city park.

©Clr`15/12/08
©Clr`15/12/08

(troiku)
sitting on a park bench
giggling children
joy etched on lips

sitting on a park bench
swallows chirp
telling stories

giggling children
skipping, running joyfully
tag you’re it

joy etched on lips
brings new life
spirit glows

©Tournesol’16/04/12

My haiga for this prompt at Carpe Diem:

park bench

giggling children
swallows telling stories
paints joy on lips

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai “new life”

NaPoWriMo 2016 Day 12

22 responses to “J is for Joy (Troibun)”

  1. From my Forest (@hamish_gunn) Avatar
    From my Forest (@hamish_gunn)

    Great work there, and beautiful imagery, too. Your troiku shone with human warmth

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      Thank you, Hamish. I discovered by writing a troika, today, I found a better combination for my haiga:)

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  2. moondustwriter Avatar
    moondustwriter

    children bring joy to our lives

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      They do indeed, thanks, Leslie, hope you are well.

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  3. whimsygizmo Avatar
    whimsygizmo

    This is great.
    It’s funny, I used the phrase, “tag, you’re it” in a poem earlier, for a prompt on a different site. I love silly coincidences like that. Happy April writing!

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      Haha, I love that too…serendipity! 🙂

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  4. Joy Avatar
    Joy

    love that phrase – “painting joy on lips”!

    Joy @ The Joyous Living

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      Thanks so much 🙂

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  5. milan rajkumar Avatar
    milan rajkumar

    Wow ! This one is full of life / new life indeed !

    https://rajkumarmilan.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/raindrops-new-life/

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      There is joy in life, and life in joy,is there not ? 😉

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      1. milan rajkumar Avatar
        milan rajkumar

        Yes ! for me its an endless joy ! pain is just a reminder of our joyful dreams ! Thank you ! You are always very kind ,Cheryl !

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      2. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
        Cheryl-Lynn

        Absolutely, pain is a reminder and allows hindsight to reveal itself.

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      3. milan rajkumar Avatar
        milan rajkumar

        Exactly , we have a common telepathic way of thinking ! right ?

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      4. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
        Cheryl-Lynn

        (smiles) when I suffer from chronic pain I sometimes (not always I still have to work on that) embrace it as it means my body can feel…has sensation.

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  6. Chèvrefeuille Avatar
    Chèvrefeuille

    A Troibun … what an awesome idea to use Troiku in haibun. You have invented a new use of the Troiku.

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    1. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
      Cheryl-Lynn

      Haha, well, I was always putting (haibun) but if I am using the Troiku, it sounded better than (Tale and a Troiku). It is your invention…I just use it A LOT! 🙂

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      1. Chèvrefeuille Avatar
        Chèvrefeuille

        I am glad you like the troiku and i am honored that you are experimenting with this new form.

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      2. Cheryl-Lynn Avatar
        Cheryl-Lynn

        It is one of my favourite forms

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    NaPoWriMo – Day 12 – “Hate, A List Of Things I Really” by David Ellis | toofulltowrite (I've started so I'll finish)

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  8. Tournesol Avatar
    Tournesol

    Reblogged this on Tournesol dans un Jardin and commented:

    On this same day Paril 12th, 2017 this is what I wrote. Watching children here brought me joy and today in 2020, watching a couple meeting in front of my building brought me joy, in the Easter date https://cheryllynnroberts.info/2020/04/12/an-easter-date-easter-date-haibun-april-12-2020/

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  9. janicead Avatar
    janicead

    This came up as a new post in my email. Maybe you reposted on a different blog.

    beauty
    floods memories
    a new smile

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    1. Tournesol Avatar
      Tournesol

      I reblogged it. I was looking for a post/poem I wrote on the exact day a few years back.

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