Poetry ~ Waka
The Cherita was created by Ai Li
On the bus ride across the St Lawrence
eyes bulging seeing the progress of the new bridge
as we bounce along the Champlain Bridge
huge concrete blocks mounted so high
construction workers looking like little toy men
but don’t tell them that!
©Cheryl-Lynn Roberts 2017/08/10 Daily Reflections
burning
under thin filters
I’m melting
burning
through ozone layers
earth is slipping
under thin filters
barely pink
bubbling
I screaming in the night
silent cries
©Tournesol’17/07/24
Daily Moments July 24, 2017 simmering skin (troiku)
life
at a standstill
where am I?
life
mine and yours
planets apart
at a standstill
we gaze
different horizons
where am I
detaching
seeking the light
©Tournesol’17/07/23
Daily moments – Am I ready? (Troiku) July 23, 2017
Retrouvailles
A day filled with hope
kindling new beginnings
testing the waters
despite the cracked surface
will the foundation withstand?
©Cheryl-Lynn Roberts
Daily Reflections – July 22 2017 Retrouvailles
A Cherita – Daily Reflections – July 21 2017
summer haze shrouds me
lazy sleep in on my first day off
hugging my pillow with a sigh
soft thumps of a neighbour’s kitten
insistent meow of my queen
purr of surrender
©Cheryl-Lynn Roberts – 2017/07/21
Some eat raspberries and some wear them in full season like a fashion statement. She chuckles at her sense of humour trying to make fun of her summer hives. So much easier to digest when humour sweetens even the most bitter lemon.
succulent raspberries
sweet and juicy
running down her chin
succulent raspberries
filling her whole being
pink spotted legs
sweet and juicy
crunch of the seeds
stuck between her teeth
running down her chin
with a quick flick of the tongue
good to the last drop
©Tournesol`17/07/20
time wasted
churning old and spent
living in your head
time wasted
ten and one different ways
blaming
churning old and spent
no matter how hard you try
same old, same old
living in your head
illusory journeys
your wonderland
©Tournesol’17/07/19
“Today, I visualize myself at peace.”
Misperceptions, misinterpretations and seeing what is not there can lead to confusion and inner turmoil. Listening and being led to the chaos mindsets of others is harmful to inner growth. It feels like living in limbo and never finding an outlet.
Today she is trying to visualize herself at peace. Closing her eyes, she chants her mantra and meditates…
jolt of white light
stir her innards
tranquil repose
©Tournesol’17/07/18
Gazing from afar
in soft whispers – a favourite
love story unfolds
“you are the blue
of skies
that make me dream
of your eyes
you are the pink
of blush
warming my cheeks
when I think
of you
you are the green
of meadows
us – melting into one
a perfect lovers’ scene
you are the wind
off the sea
breathing life into my lungs
you are the red
of blood
running to my heart
you are light
of my life
illuminating total bliss
you are the fire within
that makes me wince with joy
so pure and enduring
left longing for more
you are a vision
just a dream
yet still fills
my whole being
for just a moment
this rumination
still surviving
will always be
and
forever thriving
as I close my eyes
I lay in wait at night
our secret rendezvous
I long for you, my knight
and as I drift away
I see you clear as day
you are the blue of skies
that lost horizon found
held together… bound,
until the sun doth rise.”
©Tournesol’17/07/13
Daily moments of sweet reflections – a lover’s muse July 13, 2017
Sitting on the train coming home it was tricky taking photos since our car was going backwards…it felt like running backwards as I chased sunsets
circles forming
fire falling from the sky
casting shadows
(c) Tournesol’17-07-11
Daily Moments – Chasing sunsets July 11, 2017
Tournesol dans un Jardin 