twisted metal,
unfit for a garage,
art in the city
© Tournesol ’15
12. [for Sept. 12]
30 days of Haiga, Rick Diadarrio Northern Hemisphere: Garage or found in a garage Sept 12
Poetry ~ Waka
twisted metal,
unfit for a garage,
art in the city
© Tournesol ’15
12. [for Sept. 12]
30 days of Haiga, Rick Diadarrio Northern Hemisphere: Garage or found in a garage Sept 12
butterfly blue,
one more day
in September
© Tournesol ’15

That after glow,
first kiss – even the cricket
chirps
© Tournesol ’15
30 Days of Haiga – Afterglow a late summer kigo – 010 September
Mother,
roses scream our love -pompoms
your perfection
© Tournesol ’15
September 9 30 days of haiga – Northern Hemisphere: Chrysanthemum blossoms or Chrysanthemum tea
Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille – Chrysanthemum
*The two White roses represent my sister and me,a Red rose from her husband, Orange roses from her grandchildren, Yellow from her great-grandchildren.
simple comforts
sleeping by a gentle breeze
cool cat
© Tournesol’15
30 Days of Haiga – September 8 – Sleeping cat
Labour Day weekend and unusual heat hangs on the Northern hemisphere. She sits on the shore watching the swans, geese and ducks play hide in seek…searching for shade.
chasing the wind
in a golden haze –
rocking on the lake
© Tournesol ’15
30 Days of Haiga – September 7 – Northern Hemisphere – Smouldering heat – end of summer
souls consume
what most minds read – but,
the heart absorbs
communes with enlightenment
embracing words of wisdom
© Tournesol ’15
30 Days of Haiga – September 6 – Reading and Books

September 5 – Southern Hemisphere – travel, Northern Hemisphere – Hummingbird
hummer’s long trek
suckling red blossoms – heads to
South America
© Tournesol ’15
Photo credits: http://laplumeverte.ca/feeding-hummingbirds/
More about migrating hummingbirds from Québec to South and Central America here

Recent Hummingbird Haiku: Intimacy’s Perch + Riverdance
I am catching up to 30 days of Haiga; Rick Daddario launches his daily challenge in September … 30 days of Haiga
Here are the prompts for first 4 days of September
1. [for Sept. 1]
Northern Hemisphere: The calendar and late summer
Southern Hemisphere: The calendar and late winter
2. [for Sept. 2]
Northern Hemisphere: Fire and the beach
Southern Hemisphere: Fire and a fireplace
3. [for Sept. 3]
Northern Hemisphere: Afternoon tea
Southern Hemisphere: Skyscrapers
4. [for Sept. 4]
Northern Hemisphere: Macadamia nuts
Southern Hemisphere: Wildlife
September 1 Late summer
folly of innocence,
summer love ends – but,
forever engraved
Sept 2 buried in cinders
whispered promises –
will you still remember,
dreams carved in sand
Sept 3 Afternoon tea
life’s simple pleasures,
nana lets the tea steap – waits,
after school treat
September 4 Wildlife (this one spoke more to me)
vacant campground
bird on a wire –
rippling silence
© Tournesol ’15
