counting years (senryü)

Daily moments, Senryû, Waka 1 Minute 

counting every year
staring at her reflection 
wondering where they’ve gone

(c) Tournesol ‘19/04/14

Daily Moments April 14, 2019
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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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9 thoughts on “counting years (senryü)”

  1. So quickly the years pass. Went to my last surviving aunt’s 87th birthday party today. She was 12 years younger than my uncle. Seems like yesterday I visited them and smelled the gardenia bush in their yard. Fell in love with the gardenia aroma and carried years later as a young bride.

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      1. My son has an explanation for this phenomenon. When you are 5 a year is 1/5 of your life which seems like forever between say birthdays. When you are 60, 12 years are that same 1/5 of your life. And it seems like just last year. I do not know who taught him all his smarts. LOL.

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      3. He does have a masters in industrial psychology thus comes some of his wisdom. Another favorite I hear him say is about raising children. The days are long but the years are short.

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      4. So true!! I find the days move faster when I am writing or reading (when I am alone) Today I wrote through my pain and seem more accepting. Resistance seems to augment any pain. Far from wise but trying ever slowly Wish I was in a warmer climate..it was a winter day yesterday again.

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