Poetry ~ Waka
white peonies
luscious blossoms spill
over balconies
white peonies
memories of her youth
when Mother was there
luscious blossoms spill
spreading their fragrance
nature’s free scents
over balconies
river breeze cools
unclad beauty
© Tournesol ’15/edited 19/17/02
sunshine and rain
love and patience abound
key to lush gardens
(c) Tournesol’16
Zinnia is a genus of plants of the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. That makes me smile since daisies are my favourite flowers and sunflower is my nom-de-plume. This plant is native to dry grassland in areas from Southwestern United States to South America.
What a great way to end this blogging challenge with such a beautiful flower that is the second cousin to Tournesol.
daisy lookalikes
dance under a dessert sun
zinnia growing wild
(c) Tournesol’16-04-30
Running in open fields, they skip and giggle trying to play tag. Suddenly the young girls stop to pick some flowers.
soft petals drop
Xeranthemums
one by one
-he loves me,
he loves me not
© Tournesol ’16/04/28
Walking out the door this morning a strong scent of lilacs hit her. She looks all around on her walk to the bus looking for a lilac tree …
mysterious scents
invisible but fragrant
budding lilacs
walks with a spring in her heels
click click in those fancy shoes
©Tournesol’16/04/13
Daily Moment April 13 16
suckling nectar
lazily
bee on an iris
bee on an iris
quenched – embraces
rainbow of colours
rainbow of colours
giggling children searching
pot of gold
(c) Tournesol ’16-04-11
floral enchantment
warm surprise wishes
mother’s heart swells
(c) Tournesol ’16-03-19
Daily Moments March 19 -16 Floral bliss
chasing butterflies
daisies and buttercups trip
searching for nectar
pebble in my shoe
queen bee hunts sweet nectar
wilted petals weep
whipped by wind and rain
casualties of nature
© Tournseol’15
Carpe Diem SpecialRallentanda’s third “magnificent day”
magnificent day
bees buzz about the garden
by lapis blue sea
© Rallentanda
Photo credits: www.rgbstock.com
they’re back!!
yellow splattered meadows
dandelions
replay game
do you like butter?
under your chin
wildflowers
little tyke’s free pickings
for mother
© Tournesol ’15
I love sunflowers, my nom de plume in French, Tournesol. Here is a Troiku created by Chèvrefeuille which is a series of haiku. To learn more about this form click here.
sunrise
stillness before the wake
muse speaks to me
golden halo gleams
outlines grimy lines
on my windows
morning prayer
sunflowers greet the day
I bow
© Tournesol ’15
Of course I love all flowers in the daisy family and buttercups.
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 