winter interlude
on frozen lake
stillness listens
winter interlude
clouds scatter making way
rising sun
on frozen lake
ice shifts at dawn
silence breaks
stillness listens
I bow at first light
the lake sings
© Tournesol’17/02/22
Category: Poetry
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
disturbing leader (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
a friend forever…(free verse- haiku)
As you wear your Eternity scarf, think of me…
Friends come into our lives for a reason,
some friendships last but a season
you know, that passage in one’s life
when we can share a similar strife?
some friendships last for a lifetime
like those spangled stars that shine
never ever required to question
always knowing that compassion
between two loyal soulmates
can never ever be broken
because the seeds were sown
possibly many lives ago
our challenges and suffering
our passion for our families
our undying love for offspring
but most of all our special bond
enduring and transparent
will always always stand
every test of time
now and forever…
© Cheryl-Lynn ’17/01/25
sown with care
cultivated
on fertile ground
on fertile ground
fostered to fulfilment
budding promise
budding promise
stretching every petal
coming into flower
coming into flower
it’s time to migrate
enrich new ground
©Tournesol’17/01/25
on fertile ground/at Jeunesse Jécoute/you blossomed/ it’s now time to multiply / all the beauty of your heart
Ce n’est pas un au revoir, à plus…mon amie
speechless (senryu)
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
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
Hopeful aftermath (Tanka – Senryu)
blending ideas
sentiments and politics
metamorphous
paths of polarity
travelling side by side
travelling side by side
empathy and understanding
meet at the middle
© Tournesol’17/01/06
too late (haiku)
fireworks
Christmas cactus blossoms late
ringing in a new year
&&&
leans in to kiss her
after a night of adultery
one kiss too late
&&&
disclose your love
now or never
before it’s too late
before it’s too late
take back your self-respect
admit your mistakes
&&&
save the planet
Mother Nature weeps
tomorrow’s too late
©Tournesol’17/01/03
Tournesol dans un Jardin 