late afternoon walk
cascade of autumn colours
way to end my day
© Tournesol ’15
Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille and MindLoveMiserysMenagerie – autumn colours
Category: Haiku
halo glow
light of the full moon
shines through colored leaves
at last … autumn
© Chèvrefeuille
halo reflecting earth
young loves swoon in heaven’s glow
even robins sing
through the window
the old man snores
teens walk home hand in hand
muffling innocent giggles
© Tournesol ’15
rayonnant d’amour/beaming with love (tanka)
roar of the midway—
the toddler’s balloon
rises in moonlight
© Michael Dylan Welch
une femme hurle
nuit blanche douloureuse –
cris de joie
maman rayonne d’amour
le nourrisson gazouille
***
woman wails
thru a painful sleepless night
cries of joy
mother beams with love
newborn gurgles
© Tournesol’15
Nouvel an – Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – octobre 2015 (haibun)
Carpe Diem is more than just a website or a daily writing prompt…it is a way of life with a mentor who patiently guides us with many seasoned members who also generously share their gift. I can feel the family connection and encouragement among members. I learned so much from these experienced siblings.
But this past year, has been a place that lifted me when I felt down, allowed me to write through my grief when my mom passed and enabled me to find my voice and my place. Happy New Year, Chèvrefeuille and Haijins!
un nouvel an
semant nos graines d’inspirations
une récolte familiale
a new year
sowing seeds of inspiration
a family harvest
© Tournesol ‘15
Here is a Thank you I wrote last week. Merci Chèvrefeuille
My thanks to our mentor, Chèvrefeuille, who shares his passion and thoughtfully teaches us more than words, daily.
haiku lover
shares his passion, teaching
patiently
one moment comes to life
seventeen syllables
© Tournesol’15
Between now and then (haibun)
She walks home late at night, limping slightly. The cold and dampness getting to her joints and that bad knee again comes back to life with a vengeance. The days seem longer now; a week feels like a month. This must be the time she needs to reassess…
between now and then
wrestling with letting go
and living
© Tournesol ’15
winter calls me (jisei – troiku – tanka)
trace of autumn
butterfly and bumble bee
lingering
trace of autumn
blossoms resisting
summer’s end
butterfly and bumble bee
hold a secret
the other side
lingering
season closing in
shorter days
soft breeze whistles
golden rays warm my face
life remembered
so much love
mother fed me every day
abundance overflowed
left me plenty
to feed an army
on this muddy path
I walk alone
winter calls me
© Tournesol ’15
Written for Dversepoets – Jisei – Death Poem
The river trail (troiku – haiga)
along the river
autumn colours adorn
riverside path
along the river
water turning bluish grey
frigid ripples
autumn colours adorn
public parks and highways
nature’s last show
riverside path
bike trail runs along the keys
season’s last ride
© Tournesol ’15
Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille and MindLoveMiserysMenagerie
through the window (haiga)
through the window
gazing at the super moon
between rumpled sheets
© Tournesol ’15
garished dressings (haibun)
Gazing at the blood moon turning red during the lunar eclipse, she was mesmerized to see how the sun reflected the colours of our earth, such a rich red-brown beauty in the sky.
trees in garished robes
hues of reds fall silently –
moon holds centre stage
© Tournesol ’15
Wings of love (Troiku)
The challenge here is to write a troiku using a haiku, Chèvrefeuille has chosen for us written by Basho.
butterflies and birds
restlessly they rise up
a cloud of flowers
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
butterflies and birds
wrestle cozy idleness – or,
nature’s bounty
restlessly they rise up
unfurled wings rousing wafts,
filled with grace
a cloud of flowers
beckon to be suckled
swell of sweet nectar
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 