Blue moons (troiku)

Wisteria Blues ©Jonathan Reid

wisteria blooms
hanging on
lovers’ tales

wisteria blooms
remembering
their love

hanging on
fragrant yet bittersweet
their last kiss

lovers’ tales
cries echo from the alps
blue moon shedding tears

©Tournesol’17/09/25

CDHK- Wiseria Blues – Jonathan Reid

river roars (troiku)

© Clr’16 Rivière Richelieu, Chambly, Qc.

on the river
lights float to the horizon
the dead rejoice © Basho

on the river
rapids roar
listen to their tales

lights float to the horizon
a hundred white sales
a cortege

the dead rejoice
even the children celebrate
All Hollows’ Eve

©Tournesol’17/09/24

CDHK – Meditation on the river

honouring family (troiku)

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©Clr’17

on the credenza
the images of ancestors
lighted by a candle
© Chèvrefeuille

on the credenza
painted on porcelain
our coat of arms

the images of ancestors
reminding me
who I am

lighted by a candle
thirteen tea lights glow
GrandMaman’s birthday

©Tournesol’17/09/24

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CDHK- meditation on the river

autumn colours (troiku)

(c) Clr ’13

amber leaves
on my balcony
colour my world

amber leaves
on a muddy path
turn to mulch

on my balcony
last butterfly
says goodbye

colour my world
one leaf pressed
in my journal

©Tournesol’17/09/24

Heeding Haiku with Chevrefeuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie

Daily moments ~ My grain simmers September 23/17 (Troiku + Senryu)

© CLR 2016

(Troiku)

Time lingers
Caterpillar crawl
My Head hurts

Time lingers
Thunderbolts in my head
Sunshine mocks me

Caterpillar crawl
Patiently waits
My heart quickens

My head hurts
Waiting for the storm to pass
A fog settles

(Senryu)

Finally relief
wraps me in a bed of comfort –
GrandMaman’s arms

GrandMaman’s arms
soothed me as a child
pacifier

pacifier
GrandMaman’s faith numbed my pain,
softened my sobs

Feel so giddy now
pain is just a memory
storm has come and gone

feeling silly
childlike
and free…

but oh, so tired
such power given
that inner storm.

Saturday ends
sun no longer mocks me
until dawn

until dawn
hoping for a peaceful night
rising to a fresh start

(c) Tournesol’17/09/23

un jardin (troiku)

in my garden
starflowers bloom
come and see
© Chiyo-Ni (age 6)

in my garden
a butterfly
lifts my spirit

starflowers bloom
spilling over
like a new poem

come and see
Tournesol
dans un jardin

(c)Tournesol’17-09-20

CDHK

remembering summers (troiku)

reminiscing
chubby little fingers
building castles

reminiscing
summers in Maine
long ago

chubby little fingers
sifting
magic fairy dust

building castles
make believe kings and queens
in the sand

©Tournesol’17/09/19

CDHK – Grains of Sand

intimacy (troiku) Daily Moments Sept 11/17

© Clr’15

daisy of passion
surrendering sweet nectar
hummingbird’s bliss

daisy of passion
dancing in the wind
free spirited

surrendering sweet nectar
giving is more pleasing
unconditional

hummingbird’s bliss
symbiosis in nature
pure intimacy

©Tournesol’17/09/11

I received  artwork today from a friend and one carving spoke to my muse.

 

on stubbornness (troiku)

(c) Clr’16

a troiku

you say black
forever trapped
dogged old ways

you say black
another may say white
same old debates

forever trapped
dead
before your time

dogged old ways
life’s diversity
lacking shades of grey

©Tournesol’17/09/10

Daily reflections on Stubbornness – September 9/17 (troiku)

Troiku’s a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

praying for the south (troiku)

waiting
like a numb caterpillar
news from the south

waiting
imagination
runs wild

like a numb caterpillar
my heart
stops

news from the south
hoping
prayers are answered

©Tournesol’17/09/09

Daily Moments September 9/2017 praying for the south

A Troiku is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carp Diem Haiku Kai