
sun’s final send-off
different shades of day’s end
moon says hello
©Tournesol’16
Daily Moments Sky Watch July 17 2016
Poetry ~ Waka

sun’s final send-off
different shades of day’s end
moon says hello
©Tournesol’16
Daily Moments Sky Watch July 17 2016
This photo was taken by a friend and former colleague who is travelling with her partner on a cycling tour in South-East Asia. Arianne and Sebastien are very generous in sharing some of their experiences and sights along the way at Tandem en Cavale on Facebook.
Being a sucker for sunrises and sunsets, I had to write something to one of their stunning photos.

Sunrise at Kawah Ijen, July 10, 2016.
all your hopes
hanging
in the dawning mist
© Tournesol’16/07/15
Here is a lovely haiku created by poetess, Pat R aka JazzyTowers at Thoughts and Entanglements we are to complete this hokku in this Tan Renga Challenge at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
wisteria sways –
pendulous blossoms in breeze
unspoken promise (Pat R)
Our mentor/host completed a stunning renga for this Tan Renga challenge:
wisteria sways –
pendulous blossoms in breeze
unspoken promise (Pat R)
drinking tea on the veranda
the sweet perfume of blue rain (Chèvrefeuille)
Now I am going to attempt to complete this beautiful hokku:
wisteria sways –
pendulous blossoms in breeze
unspoken promise (Pat R)
safe for a soft whisper
drifting in the zephyr
only nature hears
implicit lyrics float
with a lilt
©Tournesol’16
fruit of a tree rests
even when heat mists over
cicadas sing
fruit of a tree rests
under the mist
heatwave
even when heat mists over
bullfrog
catches the fly
cicadas sing
afternoon lullaby
the old man snores
©Tournesol’16/07/15
Daily Moments – July 15, 2016 afternoon haze (Troiku)
Haiku my Heart

To write a Troiku, visit the poet, Chèvrefeuille, who created this new haiku form at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai where he hs daily meme.

infinite beauty
in the eye of the beholder
just like love
old couple hold hands
shoppers see enduring love
they see their first love
©Tournesol’16/07/13
July 13, 2016 Daily Moments – love is beautiful (haiku)
joy in giving
special to the heart
a mother’s love
a mother’s love
uplifts the spirit
to lend a hand
©Tournesol’16
all those wasteful years
addicted to evil deeds
bruising poor souls
all those wasteful years
searching in murky places
losing precious time
addicted to evil deeds
losing your heart and soul
Satan smiles
bruising poor souls
innocence,
their only sin
© Tournesol’16
Three Word Wednesday: addicted bruise wasteful
like an old owl
taking in the world
sleepless night
(c) Tournesol’16
daily moments July 12 2016 owl’s head haiku
traveling from afar
hunt their own tree as a host
slowly sucks out life
emerald ash borers thrive
turning hope to disrepair
star shines in reverence
through bare branches
lost leaves of ash

quiet of the night
wrapped in solitude
dreams of long ago
quiet of the night
even the ash stands still
only a heartbeat
wrapped in solitude
tends to distance from reality
weight of unrest
dreams of long ago
fill her heart for a moment
lips curl up
Written for Haiku My Heart

The Troiku is a Haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at CarpeDiemHaikuKai
Daily Moments July 11 2016 Silence of the night (Troiku)