hymns breeze at dawn,
abbey lauds in quest of
the Holy Spirit
~
(American Sentence)
Be mindful of your quest, for you may be chasing only at the wind
© Tournesol’14
in quest (haiga)
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brush strokes (haiga)
© Clr ’14
© Clr ’14
© Clr ’14
© Clr ’14
light of setting star
brush strokes blend
on blue canvas
passionate artist
showers radiance
on blue canvas
artist cleans his brush
sky blends into twilight
lovers’ in the night
© Tournesol ’19-03-2
Climat d’automne (haiga)
autumn gusts
shudder ripples
on the river
~
rafales d’automne
frémissent des risées
sur le fleuve
seasonal rains
turn muddy paths into
frozen puddles
~
heading home last night
my cane slips on a patch,
leaves had turned to mulch
© Tournesol ’14
Carpe Diem Ghost Writer #33, Richard Wright on Autumn by Jen of Blog It Or Lose It
Snowstorm walk home (haibun)
With snow-filled sidewalks, I’m forced to walk home on the street. Snow plows were only clearing main arteries and our bus skidded a few times across le Pont Champlain. Challenging snow drifts made me only appreciate more, the crunch crunch underfoot upon virgin snow.
window winter scene,
curled up on my comfy couch
reading Rumi.
© Tournesol ’14
moon salute (haiga)
Carpe Diem Special Thomas Transtromer
Oak trees and the moon.
Light and mute constellations.
And the frigid sea
© Tomas Tranströmer
These two shots were taken on my way to my mother’s place last November. I stopped my car on the highway to take a shot on my left, this is the moon and on my right the sun was setting in splendour…cold evening but stayed out long enough to get a few shots.
Early moon rise
salutes shimmering star
through naked trees
© Tournesol ’14
A slight change to place “through” at the last line. Thank you, Kristjaan:) It flows smoothly.
ringing blue bells (haiga)
At Carpe Diem the prompt is Chinese Bellflower (or Kikyo)
In researching a bit on the powers of the roots, I found that it is a perennial herb with saponins, the root of which is a bronchodilator and expectorant; it is used for abdominal pain, bronchitis, chest pain, colds, cough, diarrhea, oral abscesses, sore throat, tonsillitis. I can see how it is a sacred autumn flower with such properties as to cure many winter colds and bronchial infections. It truly is a beautiful flower, bell- shaped.
angels ring
bells of blue flora, reaping
herbal tonics
herbal tonics
bred from roots of bellflower
breath of fresh air
© Tournesol ’14/11/08
hanging on (haiga)
© Clr 2014
© Clr 2014
© Clr 2014
tournesol
accrochant à la vie
enjoué
~
sunflower
hanging on to life
beaming
© Tournesol ’14
new day (haiga)
chanting a mantra,
light steals through darkness
hope of new day
*
filled with grace
sun shines on Mother Earth
dewdrops sparkle
© Tournesol ’14
Art in the sky (haiga)
on the river
angels paint designs,
reflection of me
© Tournesol ’14
sunset fair
angels giddy as they eat,
cotton candy
© Tournesol ’14
vers le Vieux Port (haiga)
arbres se fixent aux teintes
guident citernes sur la voie maritime
sous nuages sombres
trees cling to last hues
guide tankers on the seaway
under grim clouds
© Tournesol `14
Photos taken crossing le pont Champlain, these strips of land, one is a bike path leading to the Old Port of Montreal. Tankers sail along these waters as well.
Tournesol dans un Jardin 