eclectic art (30 days of Haiga 012)

scrap metal art

 
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

unforgotten summer (30 days of haiga 011)

butterfly blue

butterfly blue,
one more day
in September

© Tournesol ’15

30 days of Haiga – 011 – Rick Daddario – Remembering

September kiss (30 days of Haiga – 010)

afterglow
That after glow,
first kiss – even the cricket
chirps

© Tournesol ’15

30 Days of Haiga – Afterglow a late summer kigo – 010 September

perfection (haiga) 30 days of Haiga September 9

flowers for mother

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 (haiga) 30 Days of Haiga September 8

hot cat

simple comforts
sleeping by a gentle breeze
cool cat

© Tournesol’15

30 Days of Haiga – September 8 – Sleeping cat

September haze (haibun – haiga) Sept 7- 30 days of haiga

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.

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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

Communion of self (haiga) 30 Days of Haiga September 6 2015

oval Amma and books

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

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migrating hummingbird (haiga) 30 Days of Haiga – Sept 5/15

September 5 – Southern Hemisphere – travel, Northern Hemisphere – Hummingbird

Hummingbird flying towards feeder

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

Written for 30 days of Haiga

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Recent Hummingbird Haiku: Intimacy’s Perch + Riverdance

September 1 to 4, 2015 30 days of Haiga

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

Photo credits: Caroline Michaud Photographie

folly of innocence,
summer love ends – but,
forever engraved

Sept 2 buried in cinders

Frozen in time

whispered promises –
will you still remember,
dreams carved in sand

Sept 3 Afternoon tea

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life’s simple pleasures,
nana lets the tea steap – waits,
after school treat

September 4 Wildlife (this one spoke more to me)

bird on a wire

vacant campground
bird on a wire –
rippling silence

© Tournesol ’15

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