unwelcomed guests (Troiku)

CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI, Chèvrefeuille's Troiku from CarpeDiemHaikuKai, Haiku, Senryû, Troiku 1 Minute

 

early morning rise
shuffling to make coffee
crunch of a cockroach

early morning rise
even spiders feel lazy
in the heat

shuffling to make coffee
grinding dark roasted beans
startles a cockroach

crunch of a cockroach
cutting through the morning haze
a piercing scream

©Tournesol’17/07/17

This troiku, which is a new form of haiku created by Chevrefeuille was written for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, with the summer kigo “cockroach”

 

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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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8 thoughts on “unwelcomed guests (Troiku)”

  1. Wow what a beautiful troiku. I had some difficulties with the “cockroach” as prompt, because I don’t like those small creatures, but your troiku makes them more beautiful creatures. I love how you have made the troiku your passion.

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    1. I was squeamish at first to write about them so I wrote about stories friends told me about their dark moments in apartments in the city. I have lived a sheltered life not having had them. Thank you for your kind words. I do love writing troiku!

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  4. I enjoyed your unwelcome gusts troiku, Cheryl! I especially like the alliteration in ‘crunch of a cockroach’, the inclusion of the lazy spiders and the intrusion of the cockroach in the morning coffee routine. 🙂

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    1. I am pleased you enjoyed it and that it did NOT spoil your morning coffee. I wonder if that is where Hershey was referring to when they named one of their candy bars, Coffee Crisp (for some reason I always called it Coffee crunch) [chuckling to myself]

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