a prayer (Troiku)

poppies
say a prayer
in remembrance

poppies
put them all to sleep
but the Tin Man

say a prayer
soldiers now in heaven
blessings

in remembrance
poppies on all lapels
bugles sound

(c) Tournesol ’15

Carpe diem Poppies

echoes of her son (troiku)

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – Poppies

pins a poppy
looking in the mirror
echo of her son

pins a poppy
children dancing in the street
wonder why the tears

looking in the mirror
ghosts from battlefields
tears on her cheeks

echo of her son
whispering soothingly
I’m okay.

or

echo of her son
tear not for me
I’m okay

© Tournesol ’15

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai “Poppies”

Our host shows us how to write a Troiku (a new form of Haiku) here