That relentless guest that entered decades ago, knows not when to leave or when it is time to sleep. Lately it has risen with such vigour as it gnaws its way in private rooms where it does not belong. Kneading ever slowly, it spreads its venom throughout its host. No drug can lessen the power of its fists as it insists on making its presence known.
jabbing in her sleep
kneading ‘til she gasps in pain
wakefulness befriends
ice packs try to soothe
inflamed neck and shoulders
healing’s no recourse
ice to heat to ice
embracing fleeting moments
chasing small comforts
© Tournesol ‘19-04-06
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
Suddenly Awakened ~ Troiku ~ Daily Moments Apr 5, 2019
Lazy afternoon
Refrigerator humming
Eyelids giving in
Lazy afternoon
Purring loudly on her chest
Worries melt away
Refrigerator humming
Cars pass intermittently
Rhythmic melodies
Eyelids giving in
Measured, dull and hypnotic
Startled by her snore!
© Tournesol `19-04-05
Daily moments – Suddenly awakened (troiku)
Dawn’s performance (haiku) Daily Moments Apr 4/19
new spring concerto
that first cry of a newborn
chirping at sunrise
© Tournesol ’19-04-04
Daily Moments dawn’s performance Haiku
Winter lingers (daily moments) haibun – April 3/19
moonbeams (haiga)
(c) Clr 2014
white light
beckonning full moon
white dove
white dove
soaring to infinity
free at last
free at last
moonbeams form a stairway
steps to heaven
© Tournesol ’14
flowers for Mommy (haibun)
Six weeks of battling a winter cold or is it a spring cold? Sipping her ginger tea with dollops of honey she savours the sweet taste. An image of a bee comes to mind and she can’t wait for the first dandelions so bees can come back and do their magic.
Chubby stained hands
Gathering dandelions
A mother’s bouquet
© Touronesol ‘19-04-02
Daily Moments – April 2 2019 flowers for mommy
like an old duvet (haibun) Daily Moments April 1 2019
It seems that yesterday, she was back with her long underwear, winter coat and tuque. Today she looks out her patio window at that pale blue sky. She walks over to her feline friends who are basking in the sun. Stroking their warm fur is soothing both to human and felines.
All in all, it’s a gorgeous spring day today. The snow melted from yesterday. The sidewalks are clear and there’s no need to strap on those cleats today. Yes, it is a glorious sunny day. As long as she can wear her tap dance shoes for Mother’s Day, she’ll settle for cold but sunny.
Blissfully they purr
Just like Nanny’s old duvet
Sunrays on their backs
© Tournesol 19-04-01
Daily Moments – April 1 2019
Justice for youths
child abuse
violence, rape and incest
time served’s NOT enough!
children’s rights
smugly shouting “youth’s Justice”
have we really tried?
children crying
empty bellies aching
in the night
child soldiers
fighting their fathers’ wars
victims of our sins
lost childhoods
never reaching puberty
justice not for all
youths’ injustices
landfills filled with promises
adults’ failing youths
(c) Tournesol ’19/04/01
late bloomer (haibun) Daily Moments March 31 2019
A friend invited her on a social network page called ‘women in midlife and older’. She had crossed mid-life two decades ago yet a flood of thoughts came in waves. Her first thoughts were “I was reborn at 45 or was it… finally awakened from a life of “should’s and if only’s”
lazy morning rise
awakened by a deep sleep
crossroads at midlife
midlife crisis
G-d’s gift for second chances
spring cleaning and loss
She remembers trying to write her story from birth to the present not realizing it was never her tale to tell. It was all a dream belonging to too many characters and her true “self” started much later.
MIDLIFE
rousing at sunrise
shedding dreams of should’s and if only’s
midlife morning dew
wakened from a dream
filled with “should’s and if only‘s”
midlife mourning due
© Tournesol ‘19-03-31
Daily Moments March 31 2019 – late bloomer
random thoughts (haibun)
It was raining outside and to add sunshine in her home, she put on jazz. Listening to Andrea Motis and her band made the apartment glow.
Random thoughts were running through her mind. Spring cleaning was well overdue and an excellent way to work through the cobwebs of her brain. There was therapy in clearing closets.
showers clear debris
season’s past washing away
open to rebirths
© Tournesol ‘19-03-30
Daily Moments March 30th 2019
Tournesol dans un Jardin 