Poetry ~ Waka
puffs of crinolines
rolling onto sandy shore
boisterous applause
puffs of crinolines
petticoats dancing
nautical performance
rolling onto sandy shore
foaming with a purpose
purifying
boisterous applause
day’s end in exaltation
seagulls praise
©Tournesol’17/08/12
The Troiku is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
Written for Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie
Inspired by this photo at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie
I don’t think I appreciated August as much as I have for the past few decades. Summer was a time to play, unwind and of course be out of school. Once August came around the corner, winds picked up, thunder storms increased and the temperatures became a bit cooler especially the nights. I remember as a child and teenager, thinking that school would be starting soon and that brought me down. I enjoyed school but not getting up early in the morning. I think I have always been a night owl.
Even as a mother, I did not like August because I knew there would be less free time to just chill with the kids…that I would not have to be more disciplined and organized, making sure the children got off to school before I went to work. All the stores had sales on school supplies and schools were sending in their required list for the new year. Spending time in stores to get new clothes as well and not knowing if the children will want to wear them by October if it is not trendy enough for their peers.
Once the children were out of school and working, August changed…it was as if summer was lasting a lot longer…I could enjoy the summer until September 22nd!! And then looking forward to the burst of autumn colours! What is depressing about that?! No, I really seem to have missed on appreciating this time of year but no more.
(troiku)
midsummer blues
August bursts with such wonder
embrace the present!
midsummer blues
thinking of tomorrow
visions of decay
August bursts with such wonder
flowers at their peak
still so much to see
embrace the present!
worrying about tomorrow
robs you of today
(c) Tournesol’17
A troiku is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at CDHK
Written for August Retreat 2017 “Departure” at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
leaving work tired
cycling for a few days
refueling
©Tournesol’17/08/11
Departure #23
A troiku is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
Lazy season (troiku)
call to task
mid-summer harvest
suckling nectar
call to task
butterflies and bees
floating in sweetness
mid-summer harvest
making ready for,
season’s long sleep
suckling nectar
tirelessly collecting
honey’s essentials
©Tournesol’17/08/10
Written for August Retreat at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – theme is “Departure”
rumbling of the train
commuters nodding their heads
whistle blares last stop
©Tournesol`17/08/06
Our host, Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, gives us this painting to inspire our writing waka. I have chosen to write a Troiku, which is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille.
disrobing slowly
winter’s slumber lies in wait
blushing
disrobing slowly
watching with heightened interest
lusting
winter’s slumber lies in wait
calculating
patience
blushing
shades of pink and amber
the old maple tree
©Tournesol’117/08/05
staying up all night
searching like a fool
wishes come in dreams
wrapped in self-pity
lined with self-righteousness
seams that cry “why me”
such strange bedfellows
living in a paradox
passion and despair
prisoner of self-doubt
fooled by ancient fairy tales
power is within
waking up hungry
waiting for the sun to rise
crunching cheerios
©Tournesol’17
contradictions reflected Daily Moments August 5 2017
At Heeding haiku with Chèvrefeuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie, our host asks us to write a haibun (prose with a haiku or tanka) inspired by the sculpture below. I looked up the artist, Matteo Pugliese and discovered the name of this piece is La Promessa…
I discovered a new form of poetry last month called The Cherita at Celestine’s blog Reading Pleasure, a gifted Haiku poetess; the Cherita was created by al li. Rather than using prose, I am telling my story with two Cherita followed by a Troiku which is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille. I name my haibun a troibun since troiku is the core.
The hidden promise (Troibun)
aggravation started bubbling unexpectedly
all those hopes and fantasies
never seeing the dawn of day
sadness and self-pity
wrapped inside a duvet
used to comfort her
pointing fingers and blaming life is so less painful
staying up late at night
wishing upon a star
waking up dismayed
feeding on crestfallen
crunching on uncertainty
©Tournesol’17/08/05
captive
all those years – stalling
prisoner of self-doubt
captive
wall of hidden truths
fooled to feel helpless
all those years –stalling
that prince of fairy tales
held inside a web
prisoner of self-doubt
unrequited promises
trapped inside her soul
©Tournesol’17/08/05
I just noticed this prompt at Carpe Diem #1228 sunset (CD Imagination) today and decided to include my “daily moments” haiga at work yesterday, which just happened to be written July 31st.
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During a long counselling call, I looked out the window and noticed the sunset…I could not run up on the roof for a short break so I took a photo from my I-Phone …
silence
of a fading sky
nature’s last act
©Tournesol\17/07/31
Today, looking at this photo again, my muse whispered her impressions…
brush strokes
with raging passion
on blazing sky
liquefying
on tawny seas
©Tournesol’17/08/01
Tournesol dans un Jardin 