No Vacancy
all the inns were full
an angel led them to shelter
a stable availed
babe swaddled in a manger
three wise men came bearing gifts
©Tournesol’17/12/24
No Vacancy (tanka)
Category: Waka
Merry Christmas – Joyeux Noël – Feliz Navidad (Troiku)
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to all my readers.
reality flows (troiku)
[…] “The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it doesn’t think. To think is to make mistakes.” […] (Source: The Winner Stands Alone by Paulo Coelho)
leaning forward
reality stares back
by the riverbank
leaning forward
searching for a sign
splash of a fishtail
reality stares back
screaming
in mute stillness
by the riverbank
harmonica echoes
ripples dance
©Tournesol’17/12/20
Daily Moments December 19 2017 Friends (troiku)
greyness lingers
night-time holds us prisoners
December blues
greyness lingers
looking for a bit of light
shining in my heart
night-time holds us prisoners
soon the day shall pass
pouf!! it’s gone!
December blues
thankful to a caring friend
brightens up my day
©Tournesol ‘17/12/19
Daily Moments – December 19th 2017 – A troiku is a new haiku form created by Chèvrefeuille at CDHK
man in red (Troiku)
man dressed in red
pleading with his bell
fish bowl by his side
man dressed in red
arms filled with parcels
people passing by
pleading with his bell
shouting “’tis the season”
empty bellies wait
fish bowl by his side
prays for silent gifts
not the clink of coins
©Tournesol’17/12/10
Haiku Horizons “Silence”
winter guests Daily Moments December 15 2017
visitor
sets a spell
traces in the snow
~
footprints
on virgin snow
still echo
©Tournesol’17/12/15
Written for Heeding Haiku for Chevrefeuuille at MindLoveMiserysMenagerie
Daily Moments December 13, 2017 shined on me (senryu)
winked at me
I saw him winking
thrilled I’ve been acknowledged
aglow inside
aglow inside
one moment in infinity
worries disappear
worries disappear
feel a reverent presence
moonbeams shine on me
©Tournesol’17/12/13
Daily Moments December 13, 2017 shined on me (senryu)
Getting to know you and me…
A friend of mine posted these questions on her facebook page. To answer I thought it would be nice to post here and invite anyone in the blogging community to participate…skip some if it feels too personal.
- Favourite smell? A newborn’s skin, home baked bread and leather
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Last time you cried? Two nights ago
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Favourite Pizza? Mushroom
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Favourite flower? Daisies
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Favourite animal? Not fair because it’s equal…cat and dog
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Did you go to college? Yes, university
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Untie your shoes when taking them off? Sometimes
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Roller coaster? Definitely NOT
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Favourite ice cream? Laura Secord chocolate chip
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Shorts or jeans? Jeans
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What are you listening to? Lady in Satin, Billie HolidaY
13) What Christmas cds are you listening to this year? Aretha Franklin – Silent Night
- Tattoos? Not yet
Hair colour ? Silver\blonde
Eye Colour? Blue
Favourite food to eat? Langoustine and rice
Favourite holiday? Easter
Beer or Wine? Organic beer
Night owl or morning? Night owl
Favourite day of the week? Sunday and it is also the day I was born in my Grandmother’s bed
Do you have a nickname? Cher, Lynn and my grandmother called me “La Grand Jaune”
Favourite season? Spring because I was born in March…a rebirth every year
Favourite place to get away? California
Missing someone? My mom (especially this time of year)
Dream vacation? Southern India, Southern Ireland, Australia and Brazil
What would you do if you won the lottery? Buy a house for both my adult children, set aside a trust fund for my grandson when he turns 25 or if he goes to college; buy a studio condo in Montreal, a cottage in Easter Townships and studio in southern India (Kerala) and another studio in California – Mendocino county.
Regrets? Yes, and have learned from them and I’ll probably come back to right them in another life
Middle name? Patricia
Go back to secondary school? Not really
Ocean or lake? Ocean
Who do you think will do This? Not sure but it is fun
Copy and paste into your status and change my answers if you are posting this in Facebook.
Wintertime (Fibonacci – Naani – Troiku)
( Fibonacci )
white
snow
brightens
our winters
despite shorter days
enjoying snow melt on my tongue
as I stare agape at the snow clouds in the sky
life
is
so brief
transcending
and temporary
like a snowflake melts on my cheek
and vapours on morning seas vanish effortlessly
snow on my balcony
I rest in the warmth of my abode
wishing I were a child again, rolling in the snow
making snow angels as I stare up in the heavens
snow falls
brightening death
of winter
snowfalls
dressing trees
with white angels
brightening death
adorning mother’s place
snow covered tombstone
of winter
slumber takes over
melancholy hearts
©Tournesol’17/12/10
Daily Moments December 10 2017 – Wintertime
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2017/12/carpe-diem-weekend-meditation-10-fibo.html
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.
Day 2 of 7 B & W Photos – view from my birth home – Yamaska River, Farnham, Qc.
Day 3 of 7 B&W Photos — rue St Denis, Montreal, on my way to work
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
Day 6 of 7 of B| & W Photos – My home with my BFF (best feline friend posing)
Day 7 of 7 of B & W Photos – The restaurant in my office building (Mile End, Montreal, Qc.)
Tournesol dans un Jardin 