Mother Nature’s scorn Haibun  Day 4 NaPoWriMo

If ever there was a month to be described as cruel, November should be the one.  The colours of amber, gold and red have fallen to their death.  The rains are cold and the winds penetrate through overcoats.  It is so difficult finding a way to stay warm.

November 1st, All Saints’ Day follows Halloween which is a colourful, albeit scary at times, day.  But the eve of November is filled with sweets, dancing, parties, dressing up for all ages and feeling youthful.

She used to love to dress up walking her children to trick or treat giving the excuse she didn’t want anyone to recognize her and give more to her  children…hogwash! she was just taking care of her inner child and loved the dressing up and disguising her face as much as the children did.

© Clr'15 Me in 2008 at work
© Clr’15 Me in 2008 at work

And then, the month of November followed…dark too early moving back to regular time…why the heck did they advance it to begin with?  Saskatchewan is one province that makes sense with keeping regular time all year round; the shock would not be so bad!! It is so cruel from one day to the next the sun sets two hours earlier!! The days are shorter, and rarely snow on the ground until end of the month or December making it dark, damp and depressing…there you go, 3D’s = cruel month.

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nature’s cruel charade
November
teatime in the dark

(c) Tournesol ’16-04-04

Day 4 NaPoWriMo 2016

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one by one (Haibun) NaPoWriMo 2016 Day 3

 

© Clr'15 Rivière Richelieu, Chambly, Qc.
© Clr’15 Rivière Richelieu, Chambly, Qc.

Sitting on the riverbank, she feels the coolness of the rapids and gently drowns in the moment…

riverbed rumbles
swallows chirp while gulls screech
one melody

Thoughts that tear her spirit, slowly slip into the water, flowing with the current, mending her soul.

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exhales effortless
bittersweet sentiments
drowning one by one

drowning one by one
sinking to the bottom
change in due time
turning one by one
 harmless pebbles

© Tournesol ’16/04/03

NaPoWriMo 2016 Day 3

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a family portrait (loon) Day 2 NaPoWriMo

(loon)

Mother Nature holds
in her arms
me and creation

me and creation
universe
connected as one

connected as one
me with child
whole with babe inside

whole with babe inside
then you came
smiled your perfect smile

smiled your perfect smile
lovingly
all our hearts melted

all our hearts melted
your sister
came along later

came along later
with kinfolks
four generations

four generations
ten more years
before GrandMère passed

before GrandMère passed
we were whole
nothing unravelled

nothing unravelled
death unglued
family changed anew

family changed anew
life goes on
perpetual change

perpetual change
unswerving
but still, comforting

© Tournesol’16/04/02

Written for NaPoWriMo – Family Portrait

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lune (NaPoWriMo April 1 2016- Day 1)

NaPoWriMo 

It’s National Poetry Writing Month  NaPoWriMo 2016 here and luckly I saw Rich Daddario’s beautiful lune/haiga today on Facebook.

So here is my first attempt to Day 1 for April 1, 2016 – a Lune.

 

chasing the wind
Chasing the wind on Lake Ontario, Oakville

 

 

shadowing the wind
noontime lull
under hazy skies

© Tournesol ’16/04/01

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