Daily moments – Feb 17 /16 ~loving memories (kikobun)

The view of fresh fallen snow offers a promise of hope. She looks at the pure whiteness from her bedroom window and smiles.  It was a welcoming mild day compared to the arctic weekend she’d just passed…the snow would be heavy yet sticky, just the right consistency to make snow forts, snowballs and snowmen.   She saw children giggling and sliding in her mind’s eye.

©Clr'16
©Clr’16

Walking on the snow-covered sidewalks she noticed the grey skies threatening more snow but it was too mild…surely it may turn to rain or sleet.  Mother Nature can get overwhelmed with the earth’s heating; she seemed dazed and confused.

Later shuffling through snow, its texture reminded her of cookie dough batter. You know when you add butter to that fluffy white flour and beat it until it all blends together.  Her mind wandered to old childhood memories.  Her GrandMaman would let her lick the bowl of batter…how she loved adding just a smidgen of sugar on the raw dough.

© Clr'16
© Clr’16

GrandMaman would spread the batter and let her granddaughter choose the cookie cutters of shapes of animals, stars or hearts depending on the occasion. Her favourites were the star and heart.

Walking along the street streets, she looked up at the grey skies

Searching
under veiled skies
love of her heart

© Tournesol’16/02/17

Daily Moments Feb 17 2016 

Passion’s touch (tanka)

winter wind whistles
frosted windows peak
lovers spooning
warmth of their flesh rises
under down filled duvet

(c) Tournesol’16

Carpe Diem “touch”

Daily moments  – Feb 10 16 –burden of thaws

©Clr`16
©Clr`16

After a week of spring thaw, winter resumes its course.  Walking on the soft powdery snow, she shuffles slowly using its step as a human broom…swish, swish.  The soft powder lifts lightly above her leather boots like a shower of white sparkling dust.  Dust with spots of diamonds glistening in the soft light of the street lamps.

unusual thaws
ice weighs on spindly limbs
snap

©Tournesol’16/02/10 Daily Moments

splish-splash (haiku)

 

We are asked to translate  in our own words the famous haiku by Basho:

furu ike ya kawazu tobikomu mizu no oto
the old pond;
a frog jumps in —
the sound of the water

© Basho (Tr. R.H.Blyth)

Every time I read this haiku I see and here this:

splash
a frog jumps
rings melt

© Basho (Tr. Tournesol)

and translated in French:

splish-splash
une grenouille saute
des cercles s’étendent

© Basho (Tr. Tournesol)

Silence (haiku- senryu)

 

 last fallen leaf
limbs freeze in time
– silence
~
after serenades
wolf greets winter moon,
– silence
~
after the rage
kissing fists and leather belts
screams silence
~
sibling rivalry
birthdays and barbecues
empty nest

© Tournesol ’16/02/03

Carp Diem Inviting Silence

Daily moments Jan 30/16 ~ mourning clouds (haiku)

©Clr`16/01/28
©Clr`16/01/28

mourning clouds takeover
spilling with a vengeance
tears in heaven

© Tournesol ’16/01/30

Daily Moments January 30 2016

Irish tea (haibun – troiku)

© Clr’16

She enjoyed tea especially in her old porcelain cups.  On her father’s side of the family, the O’Donnell’s had enhanced their tea rituals with porcelain sets imported from their homeland. Over the years her great-aunt’s collection had grown so much only half was housed in the antique china cabinet she had inherited from her parents.

When tea was growing in popularity, teas produced in Assam were imported to Ireland from British East India Company offering a more robust flavour.

©Clr’16

lips on porcelain
robust in flavour, yet
elegant and pure

lips on porcelain
transforming humble customs
extraordinary

robust in flavour, yet
tender traces –
generous

elegant and pure
demanding – subtle
arrogance

©Tournesol’16/01/29

Carpe Diem Timeglass – Drinking Tea

in loving memory of the traveler 2016/01/28 14:48


wpid-20141211_133300.jpg© Clr 16/01/28

the explorer
seeking answers wrapped in gold
life’s journey

snowflakes gently fall
this mild wintry afternoon
tears of relief
angels greet this new spirit
stripped of pain, lives forever

a dove chortles
wings that lift him high above
bows in reverence

a mother gasps
grabbing at her heart
leans on the father

little sis’ weeps
leaning on her sons
and loving spouse

baby brother
cradled by his children
wife feels his heartbeat

minions pray
aunts, uncles, offspring and friends
pillars stand guard

let us pray
a new dimension of love
his safe passage

©Tournesol’16/01/28

Daily Moments January 26 2016  14:48

spring’s promise (haiku)

©Clr'16
©Clr’16

City grounds slumber
dreaming of tête-à-têtes –
awaken in spring

© Tournesol’16/01/27

Daily Moments – January 27 2016

Daily Moments – Jan 25 2015 chasing stars (haibun)



Walking home last night she slowed her pace to enjoy watching snowflakes falling softly.  She had missed the full moon the night before and knew it would still be quite full unless it was hidden by those snow clouds. 

full moon chasing stars
snowflake brushed her cheek
behind swirly clouds

©Tournesol ’16/01/25

Daily Moments January 25, 2016