faith wins despair (haiga)

embracing cascades
spilling into dark waters,
release her despair

seeking refuge
leans over the footbridge,
faith holds her back

Haiku Horizons “refuge”

War and Fame ( haiga)

beware! tongues of fame
slyly twist words of passion
giving glory to war

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folks who wag their tongues
selfishly seeking fame
feed war among friends

Gossiping Rooks.. by quaddie@ deviantart

gossiping rooks
seeking attention and fame
wage wars of feathers

Carpe Diem Bird Feathers

RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #33 Fame&War | ronovanwrites//

Love letter (haiga)

I struggled with this one and am just putting this out there. Something to work on.

by soft candlelight
opens his heart with passion,
pens with feathered quill

by dancing flame
unleashes his love for her,
with feathered quill

under dim light
opens his vulnerable heart,
pens with feathered quill

under candlelight
declares unfettered love
with feathered quill

© Tournesol ’15

CP Bird Feathers

Carpe Diem: Back To Basic

a lovely haiku and for those who are interested in writing more, the writer had even noted the steps for a Classical Haiku.

Reading Pleasure

Done for Carpe Diem. We are to:

Describe a moment as short as the sound of a pebble thrown into water;
2. use 5-7-5 syllables;
3. Use a kigo (or seasonword);
4. Use a kireji (or cuttingword);
5. Sometimes a deeper spiritual or Zen-Buddhistic meaning;
6. First and third line are interchangeable.

This is a re-work of a haiku from my archives. 🙂

Empty Shells

night of thunderstorm

crushing on billowing waves

tiny empty shells

11/03/15

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

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le Mont Royale (haiga)

Mountain view
city lights at night
victim of beauty

Carpe Diem Writing techniques “the basics”

March winds (haiga)

waves in the sky
March winds blow her hat off
rolling clouds

Carpe Diem, Getting back to basics writing techniques

taps the soul (haiga)

Back to Basics – Carpe Diem Writing Techniques

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holding folded flag
bugle sounds that tap the soul
weeping for her son

weeping for her son
honour does not spare a life,
curses every war

Happy Birthday Haiga – March 9, 2015

A lovely gift from Italy:)

Bastet and Sekhmet's Library

a sunflower
flies towards freedom
through sky and sea

A very happy birthday to you dear Tournesol and may you find many lovely rainbows!

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cherished droplets (haibun)

@ Danimatie – Deviantart “Raindrops in the water”

Walking home after school in spring, she drags her feet singing “Cherish” under her breath. The sun was still shining but a few clouds started moving overhead slowly. She hardly noticed droplets on her chin. Looking up she smiles, knowing somewhere there will be a rainbow.

dancing softly
tiny puddles on the river
raindrops

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warm droplets
kiss her eyelashes
sun winks