high tide
feel the tug at my heart
pink moon
(c) Tournesol ‘2020/04/07
full moon (haiku) Daily moments April 7 2020
Author: 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
It’s today (haibun)
A lovely visit today from my son and daughter-in-law that warmed my heart so much! What a treat to chat with them from my sunny balcony. Neighbours passing by who were out for their daily walk and nodding, smiling and greeting us under these unique circumstances.
Many walkers were crossing each other and like a smooth dance they would pull away at least two metres or more and once passed, they would resume their pace and space on the sidewalk. It makes me feel safer seeing how my street is so respectful of this and I think it relieved my son to see his mom lives is a safe neighbourhood.
When I mentioned it was Monday today, he said, “No, Mom, it’s TODAY…everyday is TODAY now.” So today is my first day of my vacation and what a great start I have experienced today.
uncertainty is real
fear is no longer my ally
compassion rules
family and friends
reaching out far and near
© Tournesol ‘2020/04/06
until dawn ~ daily moments 2020/04/05
waiting
under navy skies
birds still sleep
waiting
silence
comforts me
under navy skies
hint of life
my heart beats
birds still sleep
angels of the night
keep watch
© Tournesol ‘2020/04/05 Daily moments – until dawn
My talented haijin from Italy kindly responded to my troiku on facebook, feeling her compassion across the Atlantic
even in the dark
echoes of the heart
life
whispering wind
fluttering leaves
life
first rays of sun
a lark warbles
life
in this moment
a thought of you
life
© gsk ’20
Have a great Sunday my friend.
~
Grazie ma chère and you as well…it’s amazing what a few extra hours of sleep can do 😊
first glimpse of light
bowing in reverence
riding theta waves
fairies
dancing in thin air
reveries delight
awakenings
embracing life’s promise
near and far
© Tournesol ‘2020/04/05
Daily moments april 2 2020 unravelling (senryü)
new narratives flow
where does this dream end
and reality begins?
no time to dry
binding of a new book
scent of glue
no, not a new chapter…
an endless prickly shawl
unravels day by day
© tournesol 2020/04/02 Daily Moments unravelling
Stay Homers, one and all…you ROCK
youths and adults all over the world!
anyone feeling too immortal theses days
LISTEN UP!
A NEW CAST IS IN DEMAND IN THIS HEROIC MOVIE
we already have health heroes
we do have truckers and grocers
garbage collectors, mental health workers
utility and IT folkS
government folks at all levels
educators, street cleaners, building cleaners
umpteen volunteers handing out food
restaurateurs of every kind,
delivery persons and postal persons
packers, sorters, stockers too
comedians and all sorts of celebrities
lest not forget Youtubers too
I’m missing a few but understand
this must be short
to speak to this very special cast
the ones who feel that they’re invincible
You wanta go down in history
as true heroes?
STAY HOME…we need STAY HOMERS!!
in this last cast of new heroes
STAY HOMERS ACTUALLY RULE!
(c) Cheryl-Lynn 2020/04/02
Daily moments April 1 2020 spring break
Her thoughts are swimming, sometimes riding waves and landing safely but other times engulfed with such an overflow.
worker’s report card
new class of spring vacation
humility cruise
Storing these performance statistics in a safe place behind the cat litter, she finds a way to disconnect. There are plans to escape in novels and write. Unburdening her heart and try to see the blue sky and listen to the sparrows gossip each morning about the bossy raven.
© Tournesol 2020/04/01
wishful thinking senryü March 31 2020
alarm clock screams
check for updates in Europe
bath overflows
lunch time break
more updates in my backyard
my shiny cheeks
time to work
shifting gears with a groan
not always easy
wishful thinking
stirs up hope
a time to pray
© tournesol ‘2020/03/31
Daily moments March 31 2020
hope – daily moments March 29 2020 (senryû)
morning showers
old couple holding hands
walking with promise
daily moments March 29 2020 hope
uncertainty (senryü)
uncertainty
tugging at our hearts
new normal
season’s change
spring beckons
short of a smile
under sunny skies
hope seems so far away
under the blossoms
© tournesol ‘2020/03/27
Daily Moments uncertainty March 27 2020
spring rain ~Troiku
melting snow
mother nature cleans the streets
spring rain
melting snow
stubbornly remaining
ugly chunks of ice
mother nature cleans the streets
wet and shiny
street lights shimmer
spring rain
scent of decay fills the air
never wash away
© Tournesol ‘2020/3/27
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