field of daisies
arms spread wide
dancing in the wind
field of daisies
laughing at the sun
makes her smile
arms spread wide
chanting
Om Tat Sat
dancing in the wind
carefree
-and barefoot
© Tournesol ’16/02/09
tranquility (troiku)
Category: Troiku
Irish tea (haibun – troiku)
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.
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
Daily Moments Jan 26 2016 – mother’s love (troiku)
snowflakes
tender bits
heaven’s grace
snowflakes
taste of winter
on my tongue
tender bits
silken petals
of cherry blossoms
heaven’s grace
showering her love,
mother nature
©Tournesol’16/01/16
Daily Moments Jan 26/16
Daily Moments _ Jan 22 – Winters spent (troiku)
winters spent
making fun outdoors,
taste anew indoors
winters spent
under the first full moon
skating on the lake
making fun outdoors
skiing and tobogganing
giant snow angels
taste anew indoors
Saki by the fire
savouring Basho
©Tournesol’2016/01/22
Daily Moments January 22, 2016
cherry blossoms – troiku
A lovely prompt to write a haiku about cherry blossoms in our mother tongue with the English translation. English is my mother tongue, so I have translated in French which is my second language and “the” language of my province. Here is my troiku about cherry blossoms.
cherry blossoms
majestic and generous
shade lovers kissing
cherry blossoms
budding promise
love is in the air
majestic and generous
pink showers
silken petals fall
shade lovers kissing
a love story
in spring
fleurs de cerisier
des amants s’embrassent sous l’arbre
imposantes et généreux
fleurs de cerisier
promesse bourgeonne
un aire d’amour
des amants s’embrassent sous l’arbre
une histoire d’amour
au printemps
imposantes et généreuses
corolles soyeuses déversent
une cascade rosée
©Tournesol’16/01/17
Blue skies for Belinda (troiku)
blue skies
sun rays lift
wispy clouds
©Clr’16 shy sun
©Clr’16 sun rays
blue skies
for Belinda
to make her smile
sun rays lift
like a mood ring
souls soar
wispy clouds
drifting lightly with such ease
floating heart
©Tournesol’16
Blue skies for Belinda (Troiku)
January 13 Daily Moments – Shadow Play (troiku)
dragons prowl
shadows in the night
snow puffs soothe
dragons prowl
always one snowflake behind
can’t catch me
shadows in the night
tall and short circling me
my companion
snow puffs soothe
shimmering softly
winter’s gems
© Tournesol’16
fire in the sky (haibun – daily moments)
The cold air awakened her. It was minus 22C and she just could not seem to warm her room this morning. She shuffled to the living room in her fleece robe de chamre. The sun rising slowly, catches her attention.
(troiku)
dawn of day
winter sky
seems less cold
dawn of day
ball of fire
slow rise
winter sky
melts with burning glow
that golden star
seems less cold
sky’s ablaze
warming hearts
© Tournesol ’16/01/04
January 4th/16 Daily Moments and CDHK Shoukan (less cold)
the annunciation (troiku)
At the Secret Keeper, the weekly writing prompts are the following words:
WAIT | MEET | TEAR | ACCEPT | CEASE | which you can write various forms of poetry or flash fiction 300 to 500 words.
I decided to write a Troiku (a new haiku form created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, one of my favourite waka forms.
The annunciation
(Troiku)
last Christmas Eve
it waits upon a crooked fence
a crow eyes its prey
last Christmas Eve
dark skies meet a mother’s grief
crushed – she must accept
waiting on the crooked fence
a mother’s relentless tears
will never cease
a crow eyes its prey
poor pinky* squeals for mercy
mother’s howl of woe
© Tournesol ’16/01/04
*pinky = baby mouse
first light (troiku – daily moments)
first light
golden glow awakens
birth of a day
first light
morning feed starts the day,
newborn cries
golden glow awakens
icicles spark wanting hearts
hope’s desires
birth of a day
filled with promise
new beginnings
© Tournesol ’16/01/02
Daily Moments
Tournesol dans un Jardin 