whispering autumn (haibun)

First day of autumn and she wondered if we would get relief from the heatwave. It was so unusual for this part of the country. Well, just on schedule, the temperature dipped just a little but enough to wear a hoodie…well, others did. It took her a lot cooler weather to warrant a sweater. But she did bring it in her backpack and she shoved her rain hat and trench coat just in case it did rain later after her shift late into the night.

Aw, autumn did not disappoint for sure…leaving work, she had her hoodie zipped up nice and snug and once outside, she had to take out the rainwear. She loves walking in the rain. No need for an umbrella…her hands are in her pocket with the hood of her trench coat keeping her nice and dry as she walked the 2 km to the Métro.

soft breeze
whispering
autumn’s here

©Tournesol’16

September 22, First Day of Autumn – 30 days of Haiga at 19Planets Art Blog

Daily Moments – whispering breeze (haiga)

tranquil moments (troiku – haiga)

mid-day pause
hours before
school’s out

mid-day pause
sipping
earl grey

hours before
when all you hear
autumn breeze

school’s out
slipping back into the living
laughter and bedlam

©Tournesol`16

September 21 – 30 days of Haiga – Prompt: tranquility or peace at 19 Planets Art Blog

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

30 days of haiga September 18 to 20th

autumn harvest
apples and pumpkins
my city sunflower
blossoms mid September
I wait so patiently

18- 2016-018-30doh Prompt: apples

traces
linger on her kimono
scent of lavender

(c)Tournesol’16

19- 2016-019-30doh [for Sept. 19]prompt: blue or lavender

memories drift
first red record player
melancholy stays

20- 2016-020-30doh [for Sept. 20] prompt: red

30 days of haiga with Rick at 19 Planets Blog Art

30 Days of Haiga (September 11 to 17th)

30 Days of Haiga – Sepbember 11th to 17th at 19 Planets Art Blog

absorbed
stubby fingers drop a stitch
Grand-Maman soothes

September 11, 2016 Prompt: grandmother, grandfather or grandparents

a mother’s keepsakes
masterpieces
from her children

GrandMaman
reading my tea leaves
in the kitchen

September 13, 2016 Prompt: found in a kitchen

setting sail
looking for lost promises
autumn breeze

(c)Tournesol’16

September 14, 2016 Prompt: from the movie “To Catch A Thief” or boats

exploring paths
safely
wind at my back

(c)Tournesol’16

September 15, 2016 Prompt: (felt) hats or hats

Harvest Moon

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

(Troiku)
above the smoke
suspended
the moon

above the smoke
peering over steel wings
harvest moon

suspended
daunting darkness shields the moon
my heart stops

the moon
not above, but just beside me
brings me home

suspended
daunting darkness shields the moon
my heart stops

Sept. 16, 2016 Prompt: full moon—without the word “full”
[in haiku the word “full” is rarely used because it is understood. in other words when you see the word “moon” in haiku it means “full moon”. all other kinds of “moon” are given a specific name: new moon, super moon, three quarter moon etc.]

beholding
nature’s silent concert
on the shore

(c)Tournesol’16

September 17, 2016 Prompt: on a coastline or shore

last performance (haiga)

Our host, Chèvrefeuille says, “Haiku is the poetry of nature and nature is always in motion. Seasons come and go, the moon changes every 28 days and so on, the only thing which is steady and without clear motion is our sun, that big star of our Milky Way around which the planets are rotating.”

Here is an example of what I call an “undou” haiku:

old pond
frog jumps in
sound of water
© Basho (1644-1694) (Tr. Chèvrefeuille)”

and,

apple blossom falls
scattered by the late spring breeze
apple blossom falls