champ de bleu (haiku)

bonheur du jour
dégustent les rayons du soleil
jacinthe des bois

jacinthe des bois
têtes souples au crépuscule
champ de bleu

~~~
as the sun sets
in humble reverence
bluebells bow

©Tournesol’17/09/09

CDHK – Bluebells at sunset

laughter (troiku)

long ago memories
lighthearted and free spirited
always made her smile

long ago memories
pretending to be so confident
trembling in her skin

lighthearted and free spirited
if only she’d caught this virus
life is beautiful

always made her smile
belly laughs
set her free

©Tournesol’17/09/07

Daily moments – laughing (troiku) September 7 2017

Daily Moments – September 6 2017 tropical casualties (Solo no renga)

earth wind and water
vying for control
egos sinking

man waits in a puddle
feeble solicitude

butterfly flutters
birds raise their nests
ants digging deeper

creation pleading
Mother Nature mourns

shedding
antiseptic tears
in prayer we wait

©Tournesol’17/09/06

Daily Moments – September 6 2017 tropical casualties (Solo no renga)

melancholy (troiku)

troiku

melancholy
stalker of the night
daylight smiles

melancholy
familiar and comfortable
holes in my shoes

stalker of the night
shadows
larger than life

daylight smiles
shimmering
on a puddle

©Tourneosl;17/09/04

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – Writing and Enjoying

challenging lessons (senryu)

unsettling journeys
breathing in new lessons
of humility

©Tournesol’17/09/04

We are asked by our host at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai to write a haiku inspired by this photo. I did not look at the title but just the image and let it speak to me.

the beauty within

She used to see sunrises when she was a teen; she would wait by the river, to see the sky break through grey, blue and magenta. The anticipation was palpable until the sun slowly rose, she would then give in to slumber until the warm glow upon her face would wake her anew.

©Karuna Poole from LivingLarningAndLettingGo

sunrise
world at her feet
life’s possibilities

sunsets
bowing at her feet
He sees her light

©Tournesol ’17/09/04

never-ending road (troibun)

©http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2017/09/carpe-diem-1248-ending-road.html

Journeys have their tales of trials and tribulations. Each crossroad offers choices. Each obstacle offers a challenge…a lesson to embrace.

(troiku)

walk on
broken bridges
through dense fog

walk on
never ever give up
this boundless road

broken bridges
unlike shattered dreams
just a turning point

through dense fog
the Tea Pot
leads the way

©Tournesol’17/09/04

Our host at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai presents us with a photo (above) to inspire our muse and imagination. A troiku is a new form of haiku created by our host.