Daily moments Feb 2/16 – returning home (haibun)

Walking under clear blue skies put her in such a mood…spring added to her steps, speeding up the journey.

melting snow
arms tangled in golden glow
welcome chirping birds

Daily Moments – Feb 2/16

Daily Moments – Feb 1 /16 Change (haibun)

change
spring is coming
sense of hope

Change can destabilize and make one feel less secure at times. Imagine how worried Mother Nature must be with the drastic changes in the environment. No, we are not alone on this planet walking around with this sense of insecurity.

can the earth forgive?
that is the question –
only time will tell

Daily Moments – February 1 2016

The Secret Keeper word Prompts are: SENSE SECURE WALK TIME ALONE

sensing Maman (haibun)

Her mother was a hairstylist and hours were not accounted for in those days. Saturday could finish for dinner or as late as midnight depending on the influx of clients. Money was “notre gange pain” to survive in those says with only her mother who was reliable.

Her mother was a hairstylist and hours were not accounted for in those days. Saturday might have ended just in time for dinner or as late as midnight depending on the influx of clients. Money was “notre gang pain” to survive in those says with only her mother supporting the family.

There were times when her mother was not ready Sunday mornings for mass and she would ask her daughters to walk to church ahead of her so they would not be late for services. She promised she would get there in time before the consecration when the bells would chime, “Lord have mercy,” “Christ have mercy”. Later, she would hear her mother arriving …

scent of Youth Dew soothes,
clicking of mother`s stilettos
echoes of her cough

Daily Moments – Jan 31 2016 winter thaw (haiku)

Sunshine on her face
whiffs of wet soil
scent of spring

scent of spring
lips form a smile – rousing,
memoirs of past loves

©Tournesol’16/01/31

Daily Moments – January 31/16

Daily moments Jan 30/16 ~ mourning clouds (haiku)

mourning clouds takeover
spilling with a vengeance
tears in heaven

Daily Moments January 30 2016

daily moments Jan 29 2016 weeping Haiku

grey skies
snowflakes turn to rain
weeping

weeping
mother nature
mourns

©Tournesol’16/01/29

daily moments Jan 29 2016 weeping Haiku

Irish tea (haibun – troiku)

She enjoyed tea especially in her old porcelain cups. On her father’s side of the family, the O’Donnell’s had enhanced their tea rituals with porcelain sets imported from their homeland. Over the years her great-aunt’s collection had grown so much only half was housed in the antique china cabinet she had inherited from her parents.

When tea was growing in popularity, teas produced in Assam were imported to Ireland from British East India Company offering a more robust flavour.