Poetry ~ Waka
Hu, Jennifer (2014-10-30). The Flow of Peace: 40 Haiku inspired by Zen practice (October 2014) (Kindle Locations 18-19). . Kindle Edition.
Out my window
even the sky
will end. . .
© Jennifer Hu (The flow of Peace)
I’ve tried to create a troiku with Hu’s haiku:
Out my window
even the sky
will end. . .
© Jennifer Hu
out my window
a robin preys
fledglings chirp
even the sky
has its limits,
weeps
will end…
for a season – only,
weep not
© Tournesol’15
This was not an easy prompt. I usually do not participate because I look through Lolly’s amazing poems, then flip through a few other family members and cannot decide. So this time chose Jennifer Hu. Oh, it was still a difficult feat since I have about 5 haiku collections by her. So I chose a few from (2014-11-25). Final Things: 40 Haiku inspired by Zen practice, Kindle Edition
A sharp cry-
the tea kettle
can’t sing
© Jennifer Hu ’14
an Irish tune –
shower echoes
off key
© Tournesol ’15
Ah! So many wrinkles, now —
but the mirror
is smooth
© Jennifer Hu 2014
how frail
her unsteady gait – girlish
sparkle in her eyes
© Tournesol ’15
Suddenly
the crickets
hush.
© Jennifer Hu 2014
thunder clap,
swallows in the tree
lost their tweet
© Tournesol ’15
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2015/08/carpe-diem-utabukuro-8.html
hosannas
sailing along Lake Tana –
fuse with the wind
hosannas
little taste of heaven
in the air
sailing along Lake Tana
palms pressed together
monks chant
fuse with the wind
nature’s harmony
all one
© Tournesol ’15
wind though the gaps in the cabin walls … an eagle’s cry
© Laura Williams (a.k.a. Lolly)
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sun dips slowly, calling me…will I remember you?
~
recalling the lilt of your laughter – scent of Shalimar
~
how long before I forget your voice?
© Tournesol ’15
how long
until synergy forms V
geese fly south
© Tournesol ’15
how long
until shootings cease
nation heals
how long
an innocent child dies
families grieve
how long-
until angels carry
where the sun shines
where the sun shines
echoes of cherubim
field of daisies
© Tournesol ’15
In memory of the tragedy of Jamyla
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Shibashi ma mo matsu ya hototogi – su sen nen
how long
to wait for the cuckoo
about a thousand years
© Basho
how long
until the barren rice fields will be green
cranes fly over
© Chèvrefeuille
midsummer evening—
how long the wing of the crow
how brief the wrensong
© Mark M. Redfearn
safflower field
beneath the periwinkle sky –
sight to dye for
© Björn Rudberg
amazing sight
a yellow sea as far as I can see
Safflower field
© Chèvrefeuille
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summer rains lull
colours bleed into puddles
safflowers rouse
radiant blossoms
whimsical and free
( c) Tournesol ’15
(haiku)
(c) Tournesol ’15
I was so fascinated by Chiyo-Ni’s haiku, that I had check to see if I could find an ebook this morning and found a lovely collection of 44 selected Haiku composed during the entire life of Chiyo-ni. The Snow Woman :Selected Haiku by Fukuda Chiyo-Ni. Haiku selected and translated by Luca Cenisi, President of the Italian Haiku Association (AIH)
There are so many great haiku, it was not easy choosing…I think I may start a little booklet working on some of her haiku and trying to write in that tone this fall.
on her day off
a prostitute wakes up, alone:
the cold of nights
© Chiyo-Ni
school’s out
old Miss Grant shuffles on home
vacant rooms scream
© Tournesol ’15
Here is one more:
I saw the moon:
now I can say goodbye
to this world
© Chiyo-ni
sunset divine
calling me softly
to the other side
© Tournesol ’15
http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2015/08/carpe-diem-my-favorite-haiku-by-2-chiyo.html
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
