Tag: seasons of life

bridging seasons (haibun – troiku)

Last week she went on a journey, visiting special people who touched her soul with lasting imprints on her heart…now and forever.

last autumn colours

last days of autumn
taking in final colours
imitating life

bridging seasons

last days of autumn
crossing to the other side
between seasons

lingering leaves

taking in final colours
hanging on to lifeless limbs,
Ah! those tawny leaves

poinsettia

imitating life
poinsettia on a gravesite
honouring the dead

©Tournesol ’15

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Inspired by Georgia’s breathtaking troiku

Carpe Diem Special #185 Georgia’s first “Autumn Reflections”

(Troiku)

autumn reflections
as I cross the sun warmed bridge
geese fly south

autumn reflections
old man contemplates winter
under the hot sun

as I cross the sun warmed bridge
ducks laugh downstream
– diving for trout

geese fly south
the noisy swallows have gone
but the blackbird sings

turning in circles (troiku)

melancholy stage –
casting ghosts and goblins
before the snow

melancholy stage
between lovers
lost in darkness

casting ghosts and goblins
self-pity and delusions
run amok

before the snow –
in all the wrong places
searching for answers

© Tournesol ’15

Haiku Horizons – “before”

Troiku is a new haiku form created by Chèvrefeuille, a Dutch haiku poet,  you can see instructions at his blog, Carpe Diem Haiku Kai where he posts haiku memes every day.