solo journey (jisei)

Tournesol Chèvrefeuille's Troiku from CarpeDiemHaikuKai, Haiku, Mindlovemiserymenagerie, tanka, Troiku 2017-11-302017-11-30 1 Minute

(troiku)

trace of autumn
wilting sunflower
lingers

trace of autumn
season closing in
darkness swells

wilting sunflower
falling to enrich
tomorrow’s garden

lingers
fading sun dips
to the other side

(tanka)

…on this muddy path
rich with fallen leaves
times remembered
walking solo on this journey
winter beckons

©Tournesol’17/11/30

Writing a Jisei for Micro Poetry Month #30 and Heeding Haiku for Chevrefeuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie has asked us to write free style chossing one of these prompts: sunflowers; lotus; new dawn; angels; clouds; raindrops; full circle; Fibonacci spiral

A Troiku is a new haiku form created by Chevrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

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 2017-11-302017-11-30

6 thoughts on “solo journey (jisei)”

thotpurge says:

2017-11-30 at 20:27

wilting sunflower..lingers… so evocative! Thanks for sharing Cheryl Lynn!

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-11-30 at 20:45
  
  Thank YOU, for your hard work this month and reading all our contributions.
  
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Sumana Roy says:

2017-12-01 at 06:14

I like the images of Fall, approaching winter and also the possibility of a bright spring: “… to enrich / tomorrow’s garden”…

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-12-01 at 06:32
  
  Thanks…after death there is a new life
  
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forestbather says:

2017-12-01 at 20:20

Beautifully and meticulously done as always, though the tanka really stands out.

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1. Tournesol says:
  
  2017-12-01 at 21:24
  
  Thanks, Hamish. I favour the tanka as well.
  
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