A troiku is a new haiku form created by our host, Chèvrefeuille. I often write a tanka and take a step back for a moment or two and sometimes, convert it into a troiku.
This was my original tanka.
hopelessly waiting
sitting under the maple tree
looking for a sign
butterfly seeking nectar
oh, sweet melancholy!
childish yearnings
sitting under the maple tree
looking for a sign
childish yearnings
waiting for your presence
foolish desires
sitting under the maple tree
whence you’d sing me fables
melancholy breeze
looking for a sign
butterfly’s sipping nectar
candy-coated dreams
©Tournesol’17/06/08
Inspired by this waka by princess Kagami ; (7th century): This “waka” was written in response on a sedoka written by her younger sister Princess Nukada, the most famous female poet of her time.
Even a breeze may fail me
When I desire it.
Little I should grieve,
If only, sure of its coming,
I could await even a breeze.
© Princess Kagami
Our host’s contribution:
through tears
cherry blossoms scattered
by the breeze
© Chèvrefeuille
Tournesol dans un Jardin 