daily ritual
rushing off work
pets not allowed
~
stricken with grief
lies in wait for her mistress
dreaming of mice
© Tournesol ’15
left behind (haiga)
lost (Haiga – Freestyle haiku)
I feel a bit silly after writing my love of spring weather and embracing that “feel good” ambiance on my way to work this afternoon…hence the tanka, Love is in the air. As I stepped out tonight to come home at 22:00, this is what I saw…I felt like writing a poem starting with SNOW is a 4-letter word but decided to turn this into an opportunity and write a more thought-provoking “free style” haiku for this haiga festival.
scribbles a haiku
sunnyside of sidewalk
now lost in snow
~
now lost in snow
mind slips in overcast
too spent to resume
blow blow, let the wind blow
weary brain may recover
© Tournesol ’15
Love is in the air (haiga)
(tanka)
radiant sunshine
snowbanks shrink
city streets are grey
March winds blow debris
love is in the air.
© Tournesol ’15
Last light (haiga)
The days are finally longer and at my first break at 17:30 today, I got a glimpse of the sun setting. Such a long winter of dark days and only snow to show brightness, this was a treat for me…a sign of new beginnings…
sun’s eclipse
ball of fire in the sky
last show of light
© Tournesol ’15
overcoming shadows (Troiku)
Awaken to shadows
beast of darkness lurks
day of surrender
***
awaken to shadows
clouds filled with life
lessons
beast of darkness lurks
searching for the vulnerable
fragile heart
day of surrender
open to the universe
sun smiles at me
© Tounesol ’15
Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku and Poetry Prompt Challenge 34 “Beast & Day”
A Troika is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
A troika (meaning triplet or trio) in Russian…read more here
sushi (haiga)
A mother’s delight (haibun)
When I think of the word “Happiness”my memory captures a moment of delight…bliss, such as the photo of my children together. Whether they are 3 or 33, my heart bursts at the seams when I see them just hanging out. It is a moment in time, a mother has been blessed seeing the evidence of pure joy…her children.
mother venerates
purity of children
moment of grace
© Tournesol ’15
Verger Ozias Leduc (haiga)
Ozias Leduc was a self-taught painter and his father owned an apple orchard in Mont St Hilaire (south shore of Montreal)
family fun day
au Verger Ozias Leduc
children on tip toes
children on tip toes
apple slips and falls
toddler’s prize
(c) Tournesol ’15
toddler’s prize
trying to bite through the skin
worm wiggles out
worm wiggles out
toddler giggles but Mom screams
swallow wins a lunch
(c) Tournesol ’15
Dawn Thoughts – Orchards – February 28, 2015
A lovely cascade of haiku celebrating apple orchards.
Credits: Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes (1872) – Camille Pissarro
these pure white blossoms
nature’s springtime maiden heads
apple trees abloom
walking through orchards
red plum and pink cherry blooms
how sweet the perfume
dancing bees
joyous among the apple trees
the orchard in fest
this still spring morning
sol smiles his benediction
ah … smell the turned earth
blossoms bright sweetly perfumed
life quickens on Earth
farmers working
preparing the new autumn
under warm spring skies
© G.s.k. ‘15
Camille Pissarro (1830-1903)
Inspired by Camille Pissarro, Spring and Carpe Diem Haiku Kai!
MMt’s First Yellow Blossoms (Tan Renga)
first yellow blossom
sprouting from a slender branch—
Buddha bows his head © Magical Mystical Teacher
first yellow blossom
sprouting from a slender branch—
Buddha bows his head (c)MMT
sitting on the riverside
minnows making ripples (c) Tournesol
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge
Video: Flies, minnows and ripples
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
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