Category: Haiku

Daily moments – March 28 2016 Easter long Weekend

She enjoyed a lovely Easter weekend, having rented car to visit her children, get some shopping done and seeing her grandson play hockey. To her delight, when she arrived at the rent-a-car, she expected her usual compact car but they offered her the Mini-Cooper for the same price…bonus!! She drove in comfort and still had a compact vehicle to park easily.

Friday was cloudy and raining off and on as it should be on Good Friday…a sombre day. Saturday was sunny and cool but the sun kept one so nice and warm in the comfort of a car. She visited with her son and daughter-in-law, sharing a meal together topped with chocolaty dessert.

 

sharing food
so much more filling – among,
people we love

Easter Sunday was surely a spiritual sign with the hot sun and feeling of new life. Sitting on the deck for the first time this year with her daughter and son-in-law…

© Clr'16
© Clr’16

soaking up the sun,
golden turns to shades of orange
behind closed eyelids

Easter Monday turned to regular spring business as she walked through puddles on her way to work.

©Clr’16

cleansing water
mother nature toils tirelessly
spring cleaning

© Tournesol ’16/03/28

Daily Moments – March 28  2016  Easter Long Weekend (haibun)

regal (haiku)

(c) Clr'16 Determination
(c) Clr’16

emerald eyes
regal and devoted
my feline queen

(c) Tournesol’16

HAIKU HORIZONS “CAT”

Determination (haibun)

(c) Clr'16 Determination
(c) Clr’16 Determination

Watching her mistress eating her dinner she followed the fort from her plate to her mouth with such anticipation. Meowing gently with those piercing eyes…

piercing eyes plead
meows that melt a heat
determined
manipulation
at its best

(c) Tournesol ’16-03-27

Another Daily Moment ~ March 27  2016 ~ Determination

Transformations (haibun)

(c) Clar'16 Transformation
(c) Clar’16 Transformation

After a week, she decided to declutter her bouquet of flowers, showing off only those that stood out…she smiled at the exposé

transformations
living things thrive to their own beat
change is just different

(c) Tournesol’16-03-27

Daily Moments ~ March 27 2016 Transformations

Peace of mind (haibun)

She sat by the shore watching the sailboats and listening to the sounds of nature. So many decisions to make and each impacted on people she loved. Her mind echoed should and should not`s so loud that she finally took a few deep breaths and slowly turned to her breath. She closed her eyes in quiet contemplation and mediated soaking up the warmth of the morning sun. Feeling calmer, she looks out at the ducks and swans and nature provided her with an answer.

Lake Ontario, Oakville, On.
© Clr – Lake Ontario, Oakville, On.

white swan
opening its wings in flight
seeking solace

© Tournesol ’16/03/26

remembering Good Friday (troibun)

It is 18:16 and she can’t help but be reminded, He died over three hours ago over almost two thousand years ago. It has rained off and on today and it still remains cloudy…as it it should…

©Clr`16
©Clr`16

seems fitting
skies weep
as it should

seems fitting
raindrops mimicking
a mother’s sorrow

skies weep
mourning her son
wailing

as it should
Good Friday revisited
when sons die

She can’t help but be reminded of my best friend’s recent loss, January 28th…her son…she imagines every mother who has lost a son, every sibling who has lost a brother…loss of a cousin, nephew…and on and on and on…they feel the pain.

© Tournesol’16/03/25

Daily moments ~March 25/16 ~ metaphors (troiku )

 (Troiku)

Linked together
chain of metaphors 
…words 

Linked together 
a season, or
a lifetime

chain of metaphors
making sense of life
softening the blow

…words
in translation
ces mots cachés

(c) Tournesol ’16/03/25

Daily moments ~March 25/16 ~ metaphors (troiku )

moody mother (troibun ~ haiga)

Well, what will it be today…weather forecasters are like gamblers, never really knowing what to predict…wind, cold but the test is who will foresee kinds of precipitations these days… She prepares her bag before going to work adding safety measures to be able to challenge the moods of Mother Nature.

snowpath

(troiku)

spring elements
white powdered footpaths
unpredictable

spring elements
moments of gusty winds
streams of golden rays

white powdered footpaths
clings to the past in silence
no one’s listening

unpredictable
cruel and vindictive
like a scorned lover

© Tournesol ’16/03/24

Daily Moments ~ March 24  2016 ~Moody Mother  (Troibun)

getting to bliss (haiga)

© Clr'16
© Clr’16

spring is here
cleaning off the rust
workout

workout
one – two – push-ups
bathed in golden glow

bliss

bathed in golden glow
peaceful contemplation
getting to bliss

© Tournesol’16

Daily Moments ~ March 23 2016 getting to bliss (haiga)

lost in thought (haibun)

She frowns at her sunlit streaked window from a long winter’s grime.   Stepping outside she feels the sun’s glow but, still too cool to make the windows squeal like giddy children.

In the meantime, she has plenty of work to do inside.  She grabs a broom and eyes the corners of the ceiling in each room.  The thought of uninvited guests make her want to scratch.

The front entrance is the next move.  She unlocks the door and peaks to see if a neighbour is in the hallway before she steps out in her tattered old hoodie and black leggings.

lost in thought
broom raised automically
a dead fly falls
woven threads rip apart
spider – nowhere to be found

 

© Tournesol ‘16/03/22

 

The Secret Keeper 5 word prompt: web, lost, black, scratch, lock

 

(120 words)