kindred spirits

Tournesol Haiku Horizons, Senryû, Solo no Renga 2017-09-192017-09-19 1 Minute

As children and teens they were very close sisters. And then they grew up and life happened. Now they are rebuilding anew since their mother passed filling the gap despite the physical distance between them. Certainly, their mother has a hand in this…

on a park bench
a cool breeze kisses her face
last minute blossoms

a woman walks her dog
butterfly lands on her cheek

both women smile
knowingly
Mom’s paid a visit

©Tournesol’17/09/19

Haiku Horizons: Land

Published by Tournesol

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 2017-09-192017-09-19

11 thoughts on “kindred spirits”

janicead says:

2017-09-19 at 17:33

Beautiful on so many levels.

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-09-19 at 22:44
  
  Thanks, Janice.
  
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purplepeninportland says:

2017-09-19 at 23:49

Lovely poem and thought.

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-09-20 at 00:46
  
  Thank you so much!! So nice to see you 🙂
  
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milan rajkumar says:

2017-09-20 at 12:29

Ah ! This is so touching ….something like Pearl S.Buck’s works !!!! Bravo Cheryl !

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-09-20 at 21:25
  
  What an amazing compliment, Milan. I love Pearl S Buck!!
  
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  1. milan rajkumar says:
    
    2017-09-23 at 12:01
    
    welcome ! All the works of Pearl Buck have such things , a sign or some message …..with natural elements !!!
    
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  2. Tournesol says:
    
    2017-09-24 at 03:35
    
    I have not read her since the early 70’s…but i still remember some horrific visuals during the Korean war …at a teen, my first time reading about soldiers raping women young and old. I still shiver at the image she describes.
    
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  3. milan rajkumar says:
    
    2017-09-24 at 19:05
    
    It was good ! I dig all the classic novels , my favourite is LETTER FROM PEKING
    
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  4. Tournesol says:
    
    2017-09-25 at 01:04
    
    I must check some of her books again.
    
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  5. milan rajkumar says:
    
    2017-09-25 at 19:10
    
    That would be nice !
    
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