Poetry ~ Waka
Mid-summer night
Only weeping willows sleep
lulled by cicadas
Mid-summer night
On stars feel a breeze
Little Prince smiles
Only weeping willows sleep
Still, like their tenants
Mother’s resting ground
Lulled by cicadas
Nature’s lullaby
Hoot of an owl
(c) Tournesol ’18/09/06
Daily Moments – August 6/18 sleepless summer nights (troiku)
Sitting in the back of the plane, they held tight during take off. As soon as the light went on to unbuckle the seat-belt, they both lit up their Mark Ten cigarettes. It was 1977 and people could still smoke in the back rows of a plane in those days.
It was their first trip overseas. Heck, it was their first time in a plane. They had booked a tour of England, Scotland and Wales for two weeks. The wife’s ulterior motive was to conceive their first child in the UK, the birthplace of her paternal grandparents.
After a few hours, the plane felt like it was going over pot holes on Quebec roads. The couple were scared and did not realize that turbulence can do that but does not mean there was any danger. The woman seated next to them on the aisle tried to reassure the couple who looked out the window with doe eyes. One could not mistake it was their very trip in the air.
By the time they arrived at Heathrow Airport, they were so relieved they had landed! They still had to take the train into London, then a taxi to their hotel. They were staying at the Green Park Hotel just across the park that brings you to Buckingham Palace. But they didn’t know that yet.
They looked like typical tourists walking on the streets of London, hesitating crossing the the street, not knowing which side to look in their matching bright yellow and green hoodies.
Cotton candy ride
Bumper cars, roller-coasters
Crossing overseas
© Tournesol ‘18/09/06
They met for brunch at Ricardo’s Café. It was a new place for both of them. How she felt her mother’s presence when they walked into the kitchen store part. All the dishes, bowls, table clothes and special accessories to decorate a table. Mom loves walking around in a store like this. For a moment, she felt she was in Knowlton just shopping unitl they would sit at a café for a light lunch and coffee…maybe even a beer or a glass of wine!
Now she was experiencing this new place with a friend. They talked like they knew each other for years…laughed a bit, cried a bit like women who get to the heart of things and truly communicate, then giggled like excited teenagers. A perfect afternoon.
Good food
Excellent company
Brunch with a friend
Good food
Heals what ails you
Topped with fudge sauce
Excellent company
Being present when it counts
Then giggling like teens
Brunch with a friend
Fills the tummy,
Warms the heart
© Tournesol’18-9-05
Daily Moments August 5, 2018
It was a perfect day. The sky was blue, the sun was warm and there was a lovely breeze. It was perfect if you were not walking too fast, of course, since at 30C one must walk casually not strutting and certainly not in a run.
She left for the city at 7 :30 am to pass some tests at the hospital which took 3 hours and then walked slowly to the closest mall near her next doctor’s appointment, The Alexis Nixon Plaza. Walking around from store to store was just to pass the time and NOT fall asleep sitting anywhere. She had about 3 hours sleep last night, since she is so unaccustomed to getting up early in the morning.
Her first doctor’s appointment was only about 30 mins wait and she chatted with the woman next to her. Her doctor noticed she chats with everyone and she told her, ‘’Well, that’s what we do in small towns!’’ Again the woman sitting next to her was from Chile just like the woman who sat next to her two weeks ago!! She has been meeting people from Chile …her son’s bride is from Chile too.
Her doctor adjusted her medications and the secretary told her to go for a walk and relax and come back in an hour or so since the next appointment was not for another 2 hours. She hesitated at first, not wanting to face the hot humid air but decided she had p,entry of time to walk very slowly and be back I. time.
She sat at the coffee shop facing her old university. How she had spent hours here before classes and especially after classes years ago! She listened to a young man play the piano outside…he seemed to be improvising and he was really into it! It is nice that the city has these pianos placed all over the city near subway stations.
Her eyes were getting heavy and she wished she could just lie down for a few minutes. After her doctor’s appointment she was meeting her friend for dinner. She had not seen her in months and they were well overdue for this get together. Just thinking about it was waking her up now….time to walk back slowly to the Doctor’s office.
Watching commuters
Office workers, summer students
Regulars too
Regulars too
Fill the day people watching
Calling out, « Spare change? »
Calling out, « Spare change? »
Meet-ups and group hugs
A homeless man naps
© Tournesol ’18-07-31
Daily Moments July 31st 2018 –
shady afternoon
call of the cicada
time for a nap
(c) Tournesol’18-08-03
Daily moments August 3 2018 time for a nap
Nature’s meeting
Sun dips slowly
Meeting morning
On the other side
© Tournesol ’18-08-03
making love
under sunlit skies
fondling blossoms
fondling blossoms
ardently at work
preparing for autumn
preparing for autumn
harvesting honey
labour of love
(c) Tournesol ’18/08/02
Daily Moments – labour of love (haiku) August 2, 2018
Daily Moments ebony hair Haibun
She passes flowers that remind her of a dear friend. Her friend’s family home used to be next door and tall flowers surrounded their swimming pool. She takes a few steps back to admire the flowers in this stranger’s garden, reminiscing of the happiest times when her children were little.
She notices a daisy set apart from the other lilac petals. Hmmm, she thought. “Daisies are my favourite flowers. I wonder if this is a sign that my friend is also thinking of me today.” That thought puts a smile on her face.
Continuing on her way to work, she keeps this reverie in her mind’s eye. She can hear the giggles, splashing and see herself sitting on the patio with her friend with a cuppa and a ciggie. Good times…good times.
Delicate petals
Bring her back in time
When her friend was here
Delicate petals
Around the swimming pool
Getting splashed
delicate petals
Children diving and giggling
Her friend was still here
Pale fragile petals
Contrast her ebony hair
Her friend’s warm smile
© Tournesol ’18/07/28
Daily Moments – ebony hair (senryu)
Tournesol dans un Jardin 