Poetry ~ Waka
(troiku)
new dawn
spangled jewels
morning treasures
new dawn
piercing the horizon
nature’s hello
spangled jewels
last night’s fairy dust
glittering
morning treasures
dewdrops
shiny gems
© Tournesol’16/04/19
My haiga for and Bastet’s Monday Haiga Challenge
new dawn
piercing the horizon
nature’s hello
©Tournesol’16/04/19
O is for oppressed as a person who may be filled with many worries. This could be someone going through a rough patch for more than just a period in his life. What if it is someone struggling for a longer time? People at work for example, may appear sympathetic at first but slowly, one by one they may distance themselves. Family and friends may also give less and less of their time to listen, encourage and just offer a presence. Or perhaps some may minimize the situation not really knowing what to say to “make it all go away”. First of all, it is not in “others’” power to make it go away but it might be nice to show some compassion.
(troiku)
oppressed
off-putting
on cloud nine
oppressed
feelings of dread
weigh one down
off-putting
look of suffering
can scare one away
on cloud nine
that distant look
hard to read
Imagine a person being shunned because you feel uncomfortable being around doom and gloom. Is it not enough that they are already feeling fraught with worry? What if it is not just a situational issue but a chronic emotional and mental instability they are going through? What if all they need is to feel accepted? What if they cannot even accept themselves or their “perhaps” new circumstance they have no choice but to endure?
I thought this might be something to think about. You know, the next time you tell a colleague something as benign as “Hi! How, how are you?” If you really don’t want to know and you have been seeing their sad face every day for a long time…think twice before adding “How are you?” if you really don’t care to know. A simple “Hi!” and a smile can go a long way too. Be genuine when you say something. Try to think twice when you walk into your workplace and look a person in the eyes when you say that “Hi!”
Life offers many joys. One just has to stop and notice they are here even in the saddest times, under grey clouds and personal strife. She shuffles reflecting on her solitude wistfully aiming for the city park.
(troiku)
sitting on a park bench
giggling children
joy etched on lips
sitting on a park bench
swallows chirp
telling stories
giggling children
skipping, running joyfully
tag you’re it
joy etched on lips
brings new life
spirit glows
©Tournesol’16/04/12
My haiga for this prompt at Carpe Diem:
giggling children
swallows telling stories
paints joy on lips
E is for Emerald and my mom’s favourite colour was green makes this post all the more meaningful. When I think of the word “emerald” however, I also think of Emerald City in the land of Oz which was the famous dream of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. I was quite surprised when I read that this children`s book was published in 1900, written by Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. If you look at the illustrations, you can see the characters in the movie (1939) were pretty darn close.
Every October the movie played on television when I was growing up and my father would call my sister and me to come watch the movie with him and my mother. It was a tradition, sort of like The Sound of Music was with my children and other holiday classics.
Ah that Emerald City was the place where Dorothy would get all her problems resolved and get home to Kansas. How I loved her red patent leather shoes!! And the famous phrase was on the lips of many after a long trip, “There’s no place like home, There’s no place like home.”
No matter how many times I saw the movie, each time I would still fear that wicked old witch and her soldiers and those trees too!!! Oh, my goodness!!
I never realized how much that movie became a part of me until I was a young adult and read The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty and every night I was so scared of the devil (being Catholic we actually feared being possessed!) for three months after reading this book, I would cross my arms over my chest and repeat “I don’t believe in the power of the devil, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t” I became the Lion that lacked courage at 20 years old! I never could see the movie…if ever it was television and I turned the channel on that movie by mistake, just a few seconds hearing a deep voice coming out of that little girl, I would have nightmares for days! Yep, that’s how scared I was.
Emerald City was such a place to be and I loved the part where Dorothy is getting all prettied up ( my mother being a hairdresser made it even more meaningful). My mother loved Judy Garland (who played Dorothy) and even when her dementia was very advanced, I would sing Somewhere Over the Rainbow and her eyes came back to life.
Emerald City
somewhere over the rainbow
dancing with Mom
Emerald City
answer to all your wishes
come true
somewhere over the rainbow
leprechauns fight over
a pot of gold
dancing with Mom
turning back the clock
unforgettable
© Tournesol’16/04/06
Interestingly as I was looking for a word synonymous with never forgotten, I heard the voice of Nat King Cole crooning “unforgettable” in my mind, and just knew, Mom was near me at this very moment.
She writes a haiku listening to Carlos Nakai playing the flute…the sound of earth`s spirit is consuming, seeping into her whole being. Looking at her feline friend, she smiles calling out to her and asking her if she is, too, enjoying the sounds of nature.
The music video is playing on the screen and her feline friend looks at her questioningly, then turns towards the sound…she wonders if her furry friend can see the breathtaking images of mountains, streams, waterfalls and fauna.
high notes float
like a song bird coos
one refrain
one refrain
hypnotic and peaceful
cat in a trance
© Tournesol’16/04/03
Daily Moments ~ April 3, 2016 – at one with sound (haibun)
Haiku Horizons prompt today is “one”
It’s National Poetry Writing Month NaPoWriMo 2016 here and luckly I saw Rich Daddario’s beautiful lune/haiga today on Facebook.
So here is my first attempt to Day 1 for April 1, 2016 – a Lune.
shadowing the wind
noontime lull
under hazy skies
© Tournesol ’16/04/01
What a sight to see those dark clouds in the late afternoon! She thought for sure there would be a thunderstorm. She waited with anticipation since the sun was still out, there would surely be a rainbow. And so, she waited…
soleil étincelant
malgré nuages menaçants
la lumière emporte
burst of golden sun
despite foreboding clouds
light shall prevail
burst of golden sun
quenching spring growths
budding promise
despite foreboding clouds
none to fear, but
cleansing rain
light shall prevail
shimmering diamond flecks,
morning dew
© Tournesol’16/04/02
Daily Moments April 2 2016 Burst of sunshine troibun
Written for Blogging from A to Z
spring is here
cleaning off the rust
workout
workout
one – two – push-ups
bathed in golden glow
bathed in golden glow
peaceful contemplation
getting to bliss
© Tournesol’16
Daily Moments ~ March 23 2016 getting to bliss (haiga)
Walking home tonight the wind was so cold. She was happy she had an extra sweater and her lighter winter coat was just warm enough but not toast. She walked faster to create more heat and by the time she got to the Métro she was fine but not so fine when her bus arrived across the bridge…brrrr
Moon meets Jupiter
cool breeze clings to winter
drat where are my gloves?
(c) Tournesol’16-03-22 Midnight
Daily Moments March 22/16 0:10 Jupiter Moon
restless night
daisies and roses dipped in hues
fruitful moments
© Tournesol’16/03/20
Daily Moments ~ March 20/16 insightful dreams
Tournesol dans un Jardin 