Silent Sunday – 7 Days of B & W Photos

I was challenged last week to post 7 days of B&W photos, with no people or comment on Facebook. Here are the 7 days where I will describe briefly where the photo was taken.

Day 1 of 7 B & W Photos – shop on boulevard St Laurent, Mile End, Montreal, Qc.

Image may contain: 3 people, bicycle and outdoor — ©Clr’17/12/01

Day 2 of 7 B & W Photos – view from my birth home – Yamaska River, Farnham, Qc.

Image may contain: cloud, sky, tree, outdoor and nature — ©Clr’17/12/2

Day 3 of 7 B&W Photos — rue St Denis, Montreal, on my way to work

Image may contain: tree, plant and outdoor — ©Clr’17/12/3

Day 4 of 7 – B & W photos – boul de Maisonneuve, Montreal facing le Pont Jacques Cartier

Day 5 of 7 of B & W Photos – my front balcony

Image may contain: table, plant and outdoor — ©Clr’17/12/5

Day 6 of 7 of B| & W Photos – My home with my BFF (best feline friend posing)

Image may contain: one or more people, people sitting, bedroom and indoor — ©Clr’17/12/6

Day 7 of 7 of B & W Photos – The restaurant in my office building (Mile End, Montreal, Qc.)

Image may contain: one or more people — ©Clr’17/12/7

Oceans ailing (Troiku)

Icicles hang
beneath the boardwalk
the lonely ocean

Icicles hang
waiting
for the storm

beneath the boardwalk
a child’s pail and shovel
forgotten

the lonely ocean
too many fish
are dying

©Tournesol’17/12/04

Haiku Horizons: Ocean

city mornings (troiku) Daily Moments December 4, 2017

(troiku)

early morning start
Monday in the city
people watching

early morning start
unaccustomed
autumn dark skies

Monday in the city
rush hour push and shove
coins drop in tin cup

people watching
one by one they shuffle by
empty cups in hand

©Tournesol’17/12/03

zoo (a cherita ) Daily Post November 30 2017

no more elevator music on your shopping sprees

spitting Christmas carols like popcorn
lyrics barely touch the souls

push, shove, grabbing the best deal
toddlers missed their mid-day nap
wailing in this zoo

©Tournesol ’17/11/30

Daily Post: Zoo November 30/17

birthday blessings (tanka ~naani)

November 29th Birthday wishes to three friends

What joy to see I had three friends to wish them joy on their birthdays today…

(tanka)

as the sun rises
thousands of birds migrate
on Loktak Lake
the wind whistles through the trees
birthday wishes…

friends are forever
whether near or far away
Saint Lawrence seaway
to the Pacific Ocean
echoing birthday blessings

(naani)

as I meditate on those days
two women discussing life through tears and laughter
growing spiritually more and more each day
learning from each other – old souls connecting

wishing my friend a blessed birthday
today is her lucky year
may the sun rise and set
smiling on her each day…

©Tournesol’17/11/29

Micro Poetry Month #29

old man walking – Troiku – Daily moments November 26 2017

old man walking
heading to his last demise
knows not what’s ahead

old man walking
hoping for a better draw
winnings from his game

heading to his last demise
his pockets bare, he lost again
heart filled with despair

knows not what’s ahead
stepping off the curb to cross
crashing to his fate

life is filled
with obstacles to grip
do at what you may

life if filled
compassion is the game
despite miseries

with obstacles to grip
chance to live and learn
turn your life around

do at what you may
if you can get it right this time
paradise awaits

©Tournesol’17/11/26

MicroPoetry Month #26

sinners in red (Quadrille & senryu) Micro Poetry Month 25 & First Line Friday

sinners in red Quadrille & senryu Micro Poetry Month 25

Below them,
the dark streets beckoned
with crimson light
men walking in secretly-
coming out with pure delight
inked red upon their lips

the townspeople knew all too well
the going’s on in this house of sin
lust seekers who’ll be going to hell.

who are you
to judge
casting the last stone?

we are all sinners
in the eyes of the Creator,
self-righteous one!

At Micro Poetry Monteh #25, we are asked to write a quadrille, a poem of 44 words. I have included the First Line Friday from MindLoveMiserysMenagerie which you see in italics to form my quadrille.