lost innocents (haiku)

glimmer of hope
glows within childlike hearts
pure innocence

pure innocence
destroyed- with fatal attacks
nine-eleven

impartial judgement
only
in the after life

© Tournesol ’15

Three Word Wednesday – fatal – glimmer – impartial

heavy rains (kyoka)

menacing clouds burst
rampant river overflows
old dam gives in
like grandpa`s old sweater
unravels on his portly chest

© Tournesol ’15

Three Word Wednesday

foul play (haiku)

© Clr '14
© Clr ’14

butterfly
addicted to sweet nectar
 on pink blossoms

woodpecker
bullies starlings
defiant move

starling eyes
critters for morning snack
wiggling in filth

© Tournesol ’15

Three Word Wednesday

daybreak’s promise (haiku)

© Clr '14
© Clr ’14

morning dawn
sunshine glows upon her face
smiles reflect her soul

morning prayers
seem long and tedious… yet,
bless the day

waste not looking back
ruminating on shadow’s trail
new beginnings dawn

© Tournesol ’15

3 Word Wednesday reflect tedious waste

society’s apathy (haiku – tanks)

Society’s facade
developing countries’ tastes
linger unkindly
survival of the fittest
toxic metallic flavour

seek not with your mind
but mindfully with your heart
let go and be
love offers optimal light
quest of truth and compassion

beware of deceit
polished gems attract the weak
humility shines

© Tournesol ’15

Written for 3Word Wednesday: metallic, optimal, polished

nonchallance (haiku)

© xxxLuna at Deviantart.com
© xxxLuna at Deviantart.com

tiny grey mouse
scurries off in the field
nervous as can be

long-haired tomcat
lazily opens one eye
puzzled as can be

mouse sighs
maternal love for her lump
relieved as can be

© Tournesol ’15

3 WW – lump nervous puzzled

killing for sport (tanka – haiku)

3 WW – Threaten Dead Hungry

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Spiders and frogs
threaten lives of flies buzzing
killing them dead
but only if hungry,
never killing for sport

killing for sport
cruel deeds of a species
such cruel human games

© Tournesol ’15

Surprise for Mommy! (haiku)

Mom’s on the phone
tots deeply absorbed in fun
frantic clean-up

© Tournesol ’15

3 WW – deeply, absorbed, frantic

privilege to help (haibun)

Ste Catherine  Montreal
rue Ste Catherine, Montréal May 1st until September (Labour Day) the part of this street is closed to vehicles…streets lined with pedestrians  and terraces.

In the past two days she had attended a clinical training in downtown Montréal,  to improve in her counselling techniques and brief solution focus approach. It was nice to be with colleagues that she rarely saw all at once due to varied shifts scattered over a 24 hour period. The fun part was eating out together and interesting conversation.  Their hunger to learn is apparent as they want to be the best they can to help youths in need.

embrace their role
puddles of misery
youths reach out

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open to change
new options replace stale ways
privilege to witness

© Tournesol ’15

Three Word Wednesday The word in this prompt are: Misery – Privilege – Stale

intimacy’s perch (haiku)

intimate yet free
sucking on sweet nectar
hums the bird

unquenched thirst
wings a blur with such flurry
another blossom

time to rest
jagged edge of fragile twig
hummingbird’s perch

© Tournesol ’15

3 WW – intimate – thirst – jagged

Carpe Diem “fragile twig”