Metamorphism ~ Poetry Prompt 58 unlikely haiku

Ego Alterego

Metamorphism

reddish spot

swells,  ripens, turns white

zit spits!

astringent

cleansing, moisturizing

beautifying

foundation

eyelids shaded, traced

lips painted.

hair conditioned

ironed, teased, tousled,

uncombed look.

 ~

silver choker,

pearl studs, friendship ring

bracelets jangle

skin-tight dress

no undies, black stilettos

ready to party.

~

men drooling

crowds admiring

mission accomplished.

 

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/27

Written for:  Pooky Poetry Prompt #58 Unlikely Haiku

Rain (haiga)

© clr 2014
© clr 2014

cleansing rain

feeds mother earth

hurts my joints

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/25

Summer freedom (Carpe Diem #497 nakedness

© clr 2014
© clr 2014

hot summer night

skinny dipping in the pool

kids sound asleep

 

toddlers giggling

splashing in the wading pool

naked

 

end of summer

children rarely seem to have

tan lines.

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/23

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #497 Nakedness

Soil (haiga)

soil haiku renga

months of drought

scorching sun kills

the soil

~

mother earth weeps our folly

for causing global warming.

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/19

Written for: Heeding Haiku with HA – Consider the Soil

Canyon (haiga)

Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon

panoramic view

breathtaking.

mystic breeze

whistles in the shade

telling tales

 ~

sun shines

canyon awaits

twilight

spirits roam

whispering legends

coyote howls.

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/18

Submitted for Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #492 Canyon

 

Strawberry (haiga) Carpe Dieme Haiku Kai #501

At Carpe Dieme Haiku Kai, Challenge #501 Strawberry,  Kristjaan has written an extensive post on haiku on strawberry and more importantly on the reference to Strawberry Fields Forever and the Beatles.  Illustrations, music video and ending with a lovely song that we all remember John Lennon singing “Imagine”.  With this theme in mind, here is my humble contribution.

Strawberry

straw hat and sunscreen

squatting under bushes

picking strawberries.

children giggling

sunburned without a care

red smeared faces.

 ~

big pot of redness

controlled temperatures making

strawberry jam.

desert delight

angel food cake, whipped cream

fresh picked strawberries.

summer nights

they dance under the stars

sip strawberry wine

© Tournesol’15

Isle d’Orléans – Berry picking

~

à l’Isle d’Orléans

les corbeilles se replissent

c’est l’temps des fraises

cueillette estival

sous le soleil brulant

fraises juteuses

imagine a world

pure air, open minds

love all around.

imagine a world

communicating love

and peace.

~

© Tournesol originally written  2014/06/29

Deana Carter – Strawberry Wine

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

By the river (haiga)

©clr 2014
©clr 2014

golden glow

reflecting on the water

river flows.

 

bonfire

on the riverbank

bullfrogs moo

 

children laughing

toasting marshmallows

staying up late.

 

campfire blazing

teens singing along

acoustic guitar.

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/15

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #492 Nights of Summer

Downpour (haiga)

© 2014 June
© 2014 June

 

Heavy downpour

quenching relentless soil,

freshening  June air.

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/15

 

Blues (haiga)

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© clr 2014

 

leaves filter

shades of heaven

clouds shy away.

~

feuilles amassent

les teintes du ciel

nuages s’écartent  

© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/06/14

Horizon (haiga) Carpe Diem #491

© OK 2013

Photo:  © CLR 2014

angels play with paint

brush strokes on blue canvas

coloured horizon.

 

new horizons

mother earth bids goodnight

concert of colours

© Cheryl-Lynn  2014/06/13

Submitted for Carpe Diem #491 Horizon