cleansing rain (haibun)

Walking home from work, she sometimes feels the pain of many weigh on her. Shuffling home with heavy foot, tears run down her cheeks.

melancholy
clinging to her shadow
rain washed it away

rain washed it away
leaving just one
tear on her cheek

©Tournesol’17/02/07

Haiku Horizons: Rain

disturbing leader (troiku)

what’s his name (troiku)

disturbing leader
frightened neighbours
flooded with worry

disturbing leader
filled with to0 much
of himself

frightened neighbours
strategizing as we speak
the world is watching

flooded with worry
bullies aren’t supposed to win
when will he be stopped?

©Tournesol’17/01/29

Haiku Horizons: Flood

speechless (senryu)

Haiku Horizons prompt: flood

runs towards her
flooded with emotions
speechless

©Tournesol’17/01/23

look (senryu)

reading her
like an open book
just by that look

©Tournesol’17/01/18

HaikuHorizons – Prompt is Look

Day One – Daily Haiku Challenge

a mother’s pledge troiku

that first cry
newborn suckles on her breast
lifetime commitment

that first cry
life changing
pulls the heartstrings

newborn suckles on her breast
life’s sustenance
body and soul

lifetime commitment
animated and tearful
a mother’s bliss

©Tournesol’17/01/10

Haikuhorizons: commit

Change in progress ~ Hopeful aftermaths

Change in Progress (Free Verse)
baking for change
stir a secret recipe
adding fixings that range
from rising
to explosive
from upsetting
to chaotic
unions
to schisms
disagreeing
to backbiting
rising to a degree
never really ever
ready for the decree
searching for results
win wins
or win lose
only wounds that need healing
delusions no longer standing
all on bended knees
asking what have we done?
no time to point fingers
mae culpa mae culpa
responsibility lingers
to one and all
not all but one
to one and all