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calm after the storm (haibun)

Recently, winter showed its face with a venegence…two days of heavy snow and snowdrifts scaring drivers into ditches and so much more. But we are on week 3 and clean up is still going on but the temperature is rising and allowing the snow to be less permanent…the sun is shining and hope is in the air…spring, hopefully is around the corner. The darkness of February and the blues is lifting and onto March winds to clean the grounds. Let’s hope the melting slows down a bit for the earth to catch up as well.

heavy snowfall
slows life momentarily
in February
bedlam throughout all the roads
‘til the slosh of melting snow

(c) tournesol 2025-02-28

Sunday reflections (troibun) Daily Moments March 4, 2018

Image may contain: ocean, sky, cloud, outdoor, water and nature
©Clr’18

Image may contain: cloud, sky, outdoor and water
©Clr’18

Image may contain: ocean, cloud, sky, outdoor, water and nature
©Clr’18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Walking on her usual path to the bus stop, she rolls  her beaded bracelet with two fingers, whispering. At first she looks up at the sky, then notices the trees and branches waving shyly. Images of Amma floats in front of her, smiling…always smiling. Her mind is like a field of bumper cars going, coming and crashing. She has to slow down and whisper louder to block the distractions that clutter her mind.

Amma is known for her embrace but also for her compassion and humanitarianism

After several series, she is in her own world, sitting on the bus, watching the ice patches floating on the Saint Lawrence. Another mega bridge is being built parallel to the one the bus is crossing. All those men working in the cold. She shivers at the thought.

clouds holding secrets
Mother Nature knows
Snow, rain or hail

clouds holding secrets
Chaos in the world
Tears from heaven

Mother Nature knows
How it will all end
Sins we committed

Snow, rain or hail
March wavers tween two seasons
always be prepared

 

© Tournesol’18/03/04

Written for Haiku Horizons: prompt is hail

Daily Moments – Sunday reflections – (troibun) A troibun is a term I use to term a haibun but rather than having haiku within the text, I have a Troiku which is a new form of haiku created by my mentor, Chevrefeuille at CarpeDiemHaikuKai

Daily Moments Feb 20 2017 winter Haiku

from my balcony
icicles slip into the snow
winter’s shifting

©Tournesol’17/02/20

Daily Moments Feb 20 2017 winter Haiku

Daily Moments ~ Feb 26 -16 luna plena (haibun)

Can never seem to get enough of you, oh luna plena. I look up at you and know we have a clandestine relationship, just you and me. A few days each month I see you lest the clouds hide you with greed, keeping us apart but still, I know. Every fibre in my body feels you, knows you are there near me taunting me…sometimes, our love breeds pain…my head throbs but not my heart. My heart bleeds wistfully for you.

(c) Clr'16
(c) Clr’16

beseeched
glint of charisma
holds me prey

(c) Tournesol ’16-2-26

Daily Moments Feb 26

Carpe Diem Hamish’s 5th ~ A Teaser & Love

Daily Moments-Feb24/16~hanging on ~Haiku


  

Winter
still
hanging on

(c) Tourrnesol ’16/2/24

Daily Moments Feb 24/16

Daily Moments – Feb 16/16 – slip & slide (haiku)

© Clr'16
© Clr’16

rain and snow
nature’s dazed and confused
slip and slide

© Tournesol ’16/02/16

Daily Moments Feb 16 2016

Daily moments Feb 13’16 Cold Mountains (haiku)

(c) Clr'16
(c) Clr’16

brief peak at winter
bitter cold blows across the field
awe of the mountains

(c) Tournesol’16

Daily Moments Feb. 13/16

Daily Moments Jan 26 2016 – mother’s love (troiku)

snowflakes
tender bits
heaven’s grace

snowflakes
taste of winter
on my tongue

tender bits
silken petals
of cherry blossoms

heaven’s grace
showering her love,
mother nature

©Tournesol’16/01/16

Daily Moments Jan 26/16

Daily Moments – January 23 -winter interlude (haiku)

©Clr'16
©Clr’16

winter breeze
diamonds on open fields
eyelashes glisten

frozen river

bedded river
still
ships pass in the night

©Tournesol ’16/01/23

Daily Moments – January 23 2016

snow drifts (haibun)

 

Walking home was not easy with a sore shoulder, bruised knee and back that felt like her spine was made up of toothpicks. The chill was tolerable in her down filled parka but the weight of her backpack on that bad shoulder and bad hand resting her cane made coming home to a warm bath her only goal.

©'16

snow drifts
mounds of white block her path
wind at my back

©Tournesol’16/01/19

Daily Moments January 19/16