Poetry ~ Waka
stately sunflowers
standing tall and vain,
bend with the wind
stately sunflowers
nourish the land – not,
just a pretty face
standing tall and vain
trying with all its might
to reach golden star
bend with the wind
autumn enters with a gasp
a humble gesture
©Tournesol’16
[…] “There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.” […] Lord Byron
sun gently peers
yawning gardens stir
from a dim skyline
sun gently peers
announcing
emerging day
yawning gardens stir
waiting with bated breath
burgeoning rosette
from a dim skyline
sunbeams kissing blossoms
wowing the courtyard
©Tournesol ’16
Prompts: Haiku Horizons & Care Diem Haiku Hai
The Troiku is a new haiku form created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
hands her a daisy,
blushing, she thanks him,
Oh those courting days!
hands her a daisy,
heart fills with hope
their first kiss…
blushing, she thanks him
roaming the field – leans closer,
her hand feels so soft
Oh those courting days!
arm slides round her tiny waist
head on his shoulder
©Tournesol’16
When I see the word “climb”the image of Maria (Julie Andrews) comes to mind and I hear the finale of The Sound of Music, “Climb Every Mountain”. In life, we are presented many mounds and foothills to surmount…some seeming too difficult to climb. Some do not always see the different paths to get to the top; others do not realize they don’t have to do it all alone…
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[…] “Over every mountain there is a path, although it may not be seen from the valley. ” […] Theodore Roethke
child looks wide-eyed
yet – time moves at a snail’s pace
eyelids beckon
child looks wide-eyed
mound of sand with tiny holes
tiny critters climb
yet- time moves at a snail’s pace
despite grappling wit
millimetre steps
eyelids weigh
resolutely reach the top
misses finale
(c) Tournesol’16
sultry afternoon
cat naps in the shade –
grasshopper jumps
grasshopper jumps
pudgy hands whispering
“molasses PLEASE!”
©Tournesol’16/08/16
waiting for a sign
languid days liquefy
muted languor
waiting for a sign
thunder strikes within
silencing her muse
languid days liquefy
only cicadas whine
drowning every word
muted languor
gulls stand guard at rolling waves
tantalizing breeze
© Tournesol’16/08/16
sunshine and rain
love and patience abound
key to lush gardens
(c) Tournesol’16
looming swirls of grey
billowing
winds declare a storm
© Tournesol’16
Written for Haiku Horizons “wind”
(Troiku)
in its dimness – still,
swallows announce a new day
clocks are optional
in its dimness – still,
early bird catches the worm
one peep echoes
swallows announce a new day
purple clouds transforming
pink splash in the sky
clocks are optional
as the night lifts its dimness
pup wines at the door
© Tournesol’16/07/11
A “Troiku“, it is a new form of Haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
Tournesol dans un Jardin 