Tag: The Muscleheaded Blog

moonbeams (haiku)

A post at Chris at The Muscleheaded Blog made me think of a poem I read this week by Chiyo-Ni

https://muscleheaded.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/vintage-postcard-humor-sets-us-mooning/

nani kite mo
utsukushiku naru
tsukimi kana

beautiful
whatever we wear
moon viewing
(c) Chiyo-Ni

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sleepwalks
on a midsummer night
moonbeams
(c) Tournesol’15

pleasure tokens (haibun)

“But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it’s bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.” Robert Burns …………Photo credits: Chris at The Muscleheaded Blog

I read this quote at The Muscleheaded Blog.  A lovely quote by none other than Robert Burns. What a nice segeway into Valentine’s Day, non?  Must one be in love or in a relationship at this time to be reminded of past loves, paramours and blissful pleasures of the past?  I don’t think so. And so I decided to write a Troiku  about those pleasure moments that are sometimes short-lived.  Now look deeply into that photo as you read into his thoughts:

adream
© Chris at Muscleheaded Blog – Letters and Dreams

 

poppies spread
pleasure tokens prised
I shan’t forget

poppies spread
imprints a mark of love
and then it scars

pleasure tokens prised
precious moments revisits
blushing every time

I shan’t forget
tomorrows shall be laced,
those yesterdays

© Tournesol ’15

Quote & Photo credits: Chris at The Muscleheaded Blog

Troiku a Haiku form created by Chévrefeuille at Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai – Poppies

When Georgia mentioned this was the theme at CP yesterday, I read the prompt, thought about writing another haiku (which I still may) but liked the theme of forgotten love rather than war in this troiku as well.