purity (haiga)

This amazing photo, Karuna took at LivingLearningandLettinggo inspired me.

© Karuna Poole at LivingLearningAndLettingGo

pure essence
whimsical petals whisper
dark shadows begone!

Yellow flowers (Troiku/Haiga)

I love sunflowers, my nom de plume in French, Tournesol. Here is a Troiku created by Chèvrefeuille which is a series of haiku. To learn more about this form click here.

sunrise
golden halo gleams
morning prayer

sunrise
stillness before the wake
muse speaks to me

golden halo gleams
outlines grimy lines
on my windows

morning prayer
sunflowers greet the day
I bow

Of course I love all flowers in the daisy family and buttercups.

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soft petals
drinking yellow/
rising sun

Carpe Diem Time Machine Yellow

new dawn (haiga)

new dawn sparks
spirits rise gracefully
seagulls screech

Haiku Horizons Spark

Heaven’s fragrance (Troiku)

Snuggled in the trailer with a good novel, she heard the tap dancing on the tin roof. After the rain, she walked through the garden and allowed the fragrance to wash over her.

(Troiku)

after the rain
fresh scents from heaven
sparrows chirp

after the rain
birds bathe in puddles
children giggle

fresh scents from heaven
garden lily beguiles
rapt butterfly

sparrows chirp
concert in the elm tree
after the rain

My dear friends Justine and Karuna mentioned this poetry writing course they are taking at The Daily Post – Writing 201 Poetry . Although I know I will not have time to follow daily prompts, I will certainly enjoy reading from their blogs. They are already gifted writers. Since the first prompt of the day suggests writing a Haiku, well, I had to play with this for fun. I have written a haiku and then continued on to form a Troiku which is a form created by our host Chévrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai who offers daily Haiku guided prompts and shares Haiku form great masters such as Basho and Issa. The Troiku can be explained better by Chévrefeuille but as you can see I used a line from the first Haiku in each successive haiku. You really need the story explained in a lovely historical Russian story by our host about the Troiku, at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.