Poetry ~ Waka
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.
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
She writes a haiku listening to Carlos Nakai playing the flute…the sound of earth`s spirit is consuming, seeping into her whole being. Looking at her feline friend, she smiles calling out to her and asking her if she is, too, enjoying the sounds of nature.
The music video is playing on the screen and her feline friend looks at her questioningly, then turns towards the sound…she wonders if her furry friend can see the breathtaking images of mountains, streams, waterfalls and fauna.
high notes float
like a song bird coos
one refrain
one refrain
hypnotic and peaceful
cat in a trance
© Tournesol’16/04/03
Daily Moments ~ April 3, 2016 – at one with sound (haibun)
Haiku Horizons prompt today is “one”
(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
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.
shadowing the wind
noontime lull
under hazy skies
© Tournesol ’16/04/01
What a sight to see those dark clouds in the late afternoon! She thought for sure there would be a thunderstorm. She waited with anticipation since the sun was still out, there would surely be a rainbow. And so, she waited…
soleil étincelant
malgré nuages menaçants
la lumière emporte
burst of golden sun
despite foreboding clouds
light shall prevail
burst of golden sun
quenching spring growths
budding promise
despite foreboding clouds
none to fear, but
cleansing rain
light shall prevail
shimmering diamond flecks,
morning dew
© Tournesol’16/04/02
Daily Moments April 2 2016 Burst of sunshine troibun
Written for Blogging from A to Z
Late evenings she sits at her antique desk waiting. It was a test of patience that her creative mind endured every night.
by the window
holds her mother’s vintage pen
under lit candle
by the window
signs of a summer’s breeze
a flame flutters
holds her mother’s vintage pen
waiting for her muse to write
words of her own
under lit candle
waits to untangle letters,
like a magic potion
© Tournesol’16/04/01
Written for 5 words prompted at the Secret Keeper:
TEST | POTION | MUSE | OWN | SIGN |
Blogging from A to Z is ON!! I will be using this challenge sometimes, as my Daily Moments to write waka…either a haibun, troibun or simply a troiku or cascading haiku…
Two days of rain and I still refuse to let that shade my mood when azure skies were so breathtaking Easter Sunday…ah to sit on the deck at my daughter’s home and pretend I was 30 something and the kids were little. Me on the deck worshiping the sun, the kids in the sandbox…life was so darn simple then or that is what I feel thinking back. Was it really simple? I sure enjoyed relaxing and even dipping my bare feet in the sand. Making mud pies was fun too!
(troiku)
feet soaking in mud
feeling such simple pleasures
precious memories
feet soaking in mud
twitching toes giggling
with delight
feeling such simple pleasures
warmth of golden sun
in that azure sky
precious memories
set forever
in stone
© Tournesol ’16/04/01
Daily Moments – Azure (troibun)
Blogging from A to Z – A is for Azure
One can feel the glow of the sun on the second day of spring despite the cool breeze. She looks out the patio window and sees how spring cleaning is overdue. Some things will have to wait until it is warmer like patio doors but still, it is refreshing to get a sense of renaissance…almost like those last hours of labour before childbirth.
spotty windows
sunshine showcases
a fly stirs
© Tournesol :16/03/20
mama says
don’t talk with your mouth full
mind your manners
mind your manners
opening the passenger door
for his new bride
~
(troiku)
tossing and turning
robbed of sweet slumber
out of mind
tossing and turning
thoughts of too many should’s
prisoner of self-doubts
robbed of sweet slumber
counting ten thousand sheep
all night long
out of mind
lovers’ broken hearts
out of sight heals
~
breathe in awareness
breathe out mindless chatter
mindfulness frees
(c) Tournesol’16-03-18
Tournesol dans un Jardin 