autumn
turns the page
birds fly away
another season
leaves are falling one by one
saying goodbye
(c) Tournesol '19/08/26
Daily Moments Aug 26 2019 au revoir
Category: Daily moments
this side of the glass Haibun Daily moments August 23 2019
Funny how insulated one becomes when confined indoors. Insulated rather than isolated because it feels safe. Only the hum of her air purifier and soft snores of her cat keep her company. Looking out the window, leaves flutter with life, birds communicate from tree to tree and yet here, it’s like a different world. It’s safe here and no expectations from anyone.
She was up most of the night coughing and once that was calmed temporarily, little hammers started doing their thing just to make her life less boring. She finally managed to sleep a few more hours in the morning and her hacking cough startled even her. Another week before any doctor would consider giving her medication or believe that her lungs were clogged. She could hear a rumble when she inhaled and a faint whistle from her chest when she exhaled. She wasn’t too worried but annoyed that it had been disturbing her sleep all week.
Fortunately, she had been on vacation this passed week, so rest was the main remedy and she took advantage of that.
a different world
moving outside her window
rushing here and there
I spy with my little eye
on this side of the glass
© Tournesol ’19-08-23
tragic losses (troibun)
It is tragic when depression wraps a person so tight with layers and layers of prickly wool. A person falls victim to that predator who distorts their lens and forges their vision seeing no way out.
lost in the darkness
never sees the right bend
veiled from the light
lost in the darkness
never thought there was help
suffering alone
never seeing the right bend
turned to the left
that cul-de-sac
veiled from the light
obscurity snickers
`til that last breath
© Tournesol ’16/05/10
Daily Moments ~ tragic loss May 10 2016
endings and losses Free Verse
Today I learned that a very special person in my life will be leaving…going far away and it saddens me very much. Loss is part of everyday life. I know that but it doesn’t make it any easier. My first reaction is sadness, then anger at whoever pushed someone away, then sadness again and I swim in that for quite some time. Sometimes guilt creeps up if I think of what I should have, could have sad when he was in my life and then I dive back down to sadness…so as I wallow in my grief this is what I have to say…
losses and endings not easy to take
saying goodbye makes my heart break
we experience loss every day, every minute
ooos there goes by a minute already!
spiritual gurus keep telling us
to be present, remain in the now
it takes many losses and defeats
to come to a place of now
to finally understand what the gurus say
enjoy each precious moment of the day
losses and endings not easy to take
saying goodbye makes my heart break
tell your friend she is pretty
thank your colleague for their support
tell your manager how helpful he has been
just don’t waste precious time away
enjoy each priceless moment of the day
losses and endings not easy to take
saying goodbye makes my heart break
tell your son how special his is
tell your daughter how
you wish you were strong like her
thank your mother for everything
that you have taken to help you strive
tell your father how you feel
just don’t waste precious time away
enjoy each priceless moment of the day
remember the good times
you’ve shared with friends and family
discard the bad times
once you’ve learned from them
even when you say goodbye
to a dear friend
their memory is always with you
right there in the crux of your heart
no one can take that away from you
even after you’ve said goodbye
losses and endings not easy to take
saying goodbye makes my heart break
so just don’t waste precious time away
enjoy each priceless moment of the day
embrace your loved ones
like it’s your very last day.
© Cheryl-Lynn 20/08/2019
Daily moments les saules | willows August 19 2019
Inspired by Paul Militaru’s photograph
un abri discret
pour ces têtes-à-têtes
sous les saules
discreet shelter
for those intimate meetings
under willows
© Tournesol ’19-08-19
saturday siesta [daily reflections Aug 17 2019 a cherita or two]
clouds weigh
waiting for that sudden gust
thunder showers
consumers rushing
a hundred beeps
unlock their cars
~
watching from my living room
chuckling like an old witch
dry as a bone
felines napping
Saturday afternoon
peaceful and calm
(c) Tournesol ’19/08/17
Daily Moments ~ hear the breeze ~ troiku ~ August 16 2019
Tween seasons are the best…end of summer opens windows and turns off air conditioners, reminding us of the beauty of natural sounds [minus the cars during rush hour].
finally
listen to the wind
softly whispering
finally
open windows
fresh air
listen to the wind
cicadas do their shrill
how peaceful!
softly whispering
“remember your Hail Mary’s”
can’t help but smile
© Tournesol ‘19/08/16
Daily Moments hear the breeze troika August 16 2019
whining kind of day [tanka ~ senryu] Daily Moments August 16 2019
cooler air
in the forecast
with high humidity
cracks override the soft breeze
oh my aching bones!
head ready to burst
scratchy throat and runny nose
damn summer cold!
© Tournesol ‘19/08/16
Daily moments August 16th whining kind of day
Chapter 2 of Emily’s autobiography (troibun)
Emily does not remember much of the unpleasant and scary for some reason. It’s like ghosts in the back of her brain. The good, happy, loving images are so vivid and when the ghosts try to poke at her and get to the forefront, she is never sure what is real. The details are blurred. She sees a little girl sitting on the steps at the back of her house, sulking or weeping for “no reason”.
“I’ll give you something to really cry about!” screams in her brain…a buckle on a belt flashes and then blackness.
Recalling unpleasant and scary is like trying to pick up a lost penny on the pavement with your toes.
Then feeling the warm, loving hugs and her soothing voice…remembering her comforting embrace is her safety net.
memories
floating in and out
dream catcher
memories
fragmented stories
and blurred lines
floating in and out
latching on like…
bloodsuckers
dream catcher
recalling soothing hues
tangible – love
(c) tournesol ’19/08/15
What would you write in Chapter 2 of your life story?
on letting go …a cherita and haiku
(a cherita)
piling into tired vessels
inequity tears the sails
weary canvas fails
sea engulfs each evil deed
greedy and voracious
quenched with every nightmare
~
aquarius moon so full and bright
beams light up the sea
watching ancient sins
sinking to dark depths
way beneath the sea
labroides feast
(haiku)
nightmares capsize
into the cold dark sea
death becomes them
(c) Tournesol ’19/08/15
Daily moments – reflections on letting go and change – August 15th, full moon
Tournesol dans un Jardin 