scent of spring
marks a mystical moment
tests and teases
spellbound, I surrender
light of the full moon
©Tournesol’17/02/20
tantalizing moments (tanka) ~ The Secret Keeper
Daily Moments Feb 20 2017 winter Haiku
from my balcony
icicles slip into the snow
winter’s shifting
©Tournesol’17/02/20
Daily Moments Feb 20 2017 winter Haiku
universal love (troiku)
chanting her mantra
leaves nodding gracefully
by the maple tree
chanting her mantra
barely a sparrow’s lilt
lazy afternoon
leaves nodding gracefully
momentary pause
praising the sun
by the maple tree
hum shanti shanti shanti
all-embracing joy
©Tournesol’17/02/18
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu…Shanti Shanti Shanti
May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all. Peace, Peace, Peace.
simplicity (tanka)
stripped
of all superfluities
just one season
even in simplicity
stands tall with dignity
©Tournesol’17/02/18
sound of rain (senryu)
the sound of rain
baby’s
bedtime lullaby
~
the sound of rain
a thousand feet
tap dancing
~
the sound of rain
tat tat tat
on a metal roof
~
the sound of rain
tapping on the window
a cat yawns
~
the sound of rain
angels in heaven
applauding
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai ~ The Sound of Rain
night rain (troiku)
the sound of rain
drumming against the window
lovers’ serenade
the sound of rain
in the night
muffling their moans
drumming against the window
keeping in time
with their heartbeats
lovers’ serenade
tangle of limbs
spellbound
©Tournesol’17/02/15
after the snow storm (troiku) Daily moments Feb 13/17
Snow banks
adourning boulevards
after the snowstorm
snow banks
stretching to eternity
one giant wall
adourned boulevards
clean cut lines
understated chic
after the snowstorm
same redundant deep roar
all day long
(c) Tournesol’17
daily moments Feb 13/17 after the snowstorm
on alert (tanka)
screaming in their heads
echoes of thunder in their sleep
deceived by nations
on alert for their children
skipping on a hidden shell
©Tournesol’17/02/12
hidden dreams (Haiga-Troiku) daily moments Feb 12
Daily moments February 12 2017
Hope mixed with despair
from my bedroom window
dreams beneath the snow
hope mixed with despair
buried under heavy layers
winter laughs at me
from my bedroom window
lull of rumbling snow ploughs
drifting off to sleep
dreams beneath the snow
fleeting thoughts of blossoms
tulips pierce the snow
(C)Tournesol’17/02/12
Rage (Six Word Story Challenge ~ Troiku)
I usually post six word story challenges on my other blog but it also inspired a haiku poem, so here it is.
The prompt at Six word Story is RAGE. I’ve written a sentence telling a story that ten inspired a Troiku, which is a new form of Haiku created by Chèvrefeuille at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
RAGE
Pray for nations whose leaders rage!
(Troiku)
good leaders listen
pulse of a nation
sifting thru filters
good leaders listen
people speak openly
together they build
pulse of a nation
erratic can turn to calm
sign of good counsel
sifting thru filters
taking down walls that block
communication
©Tournesol’17/02/11
or
Trumpaphobia is the new millennium rage.
Written for Six Word Story Challenge
Tournesol dans un Jardin 