Poetry ~ Waka
Sitting on the riverbank, she feels the coolness of the rapids and gently drowns in the moment…
riverbed rumbles
swallows chirp while gulls screech
one melody
Thoughts that tear her spirit, slowly slip into the water, flowing with the current, mending her soul.
exhales effortless
bittersweet sentiments
drowning one by one
drowning one by one
sinking to the bottom
change in due time
turning one by one
harmless pebbles
© Tournesol ’16/04/03
Inspired by:
buds huddle by day
fragrance comes alive at night
affair with the moon
© Manjula Reddy
Scent of jasmine
fuel desires for more
lovers embrace
lovers embrace
river rapids roar
hushing their moans
© Tournesol ’15
When I saw this prompt and Jane Reichhold’s haiku referring to the shape of “wild rivers” and “ferns” I could not help but be right at my special spot by the river rapids and so I decided to add my thoughts in a Tan Renga. I hope that’s okay.
wild rivers
the joy unfurls
in ferns © Jane Reichhold
grief spills briny beads
white-water sweetens © Tournesol ’15
cleansing my feet
launching a new dawn
the river flows
© Tournesol ’15
Tournesol dans un Jardin 
