early bird
stirring in her pre-dawn dreams
chirps by her window
stretching to bring to life
steady roar takes over
tweets carry on
white noise overlaps
rising with the sun
©Tournesol,16/10/31
Daily Moments in the wee hours of the night
Monthly Archives: October 2016
tricks of nature (troiku) daily moments October 31/16
autumn leaves
seems surreal
nature’s trick and treat
autumn leaves
tumbling colours
cascading
seems surreal
looking up
beneath the leaves
nature’s trick and treat
dressed in Sunday’s best
parasol
©Tournesol’16-10-31
Daily Moments – giggling leaves (Troiku) October 30, 2016
crackling leaves
like children on the playground
spreading their joy
crackling leaves
crunching beneath my feet
singing their goodbyes
like children on the playground
autumn wind
whistling through the leaves
spreading their joy
naked branches welcoming
long awaited sleep
©Tournesol’16/10/30
Daily Moments – giggling leaves (Troiku) October 30, 2016
We are inspired by the beautiful words of Kala Ramesh at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai:
seeing the whole
blossom contained
in a seed
I look up to the sky
with all the stars
illusions ride
on a fast fading rainbow
somewhere there
I let go of my childhood…
I must have
© Kala Ramesh
I’ve written a Troiku inspired both by Ramesh’s words and the photo below. To know more how to write a troiku which is a new form of haiku created by Chèvrefeuille, check on his website here Carpe Diem Haiku Kai
last rites (haibun) daily moments October 29/16
©Clr’17
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’15
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’15
©Clr’16
© Clr’15
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’15
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’15
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’16
©Clr’15
© Clr ’15
© Clr ’15
©Clr’16
(c) Cl Roberts,16
©Clr’16
(c) Cl Roberts,16
(c) Cl Roberts,16
©Clr’16
©Cheryl-Lynn’16
The colours will soon disappear and I look around at the maple leaves on the ground; some are red, yellow and amber. Walking through the thicket I try to slow my pace and take in the little green that is left and the grounds are muddy now and leaves are turning to mush. Still, I hope the Great Spirit will not wash it all away before its time. Last week we had five days of rain and this is day two of the five days foretasted again. Wind and rain seem to be the enemy in mid autumn for we are robbed of those last days of colour and beauty. In spring wind and rain turn into our gifts to clean the land and make space for new blossoms. I suppose there is a time for everything…this is the unsavoury part of loss, endings.
season’s rituals
Mother Earth goes to sleep
cleansing rites
Daily Moments – October 26, 2016 November gloom looms (troiku)
©Cheryl-Lynn R’16
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’16
© Clr ’15
© Cheryl-Lynn R. ’16
bouncy toddlers
soon approaching vapid days
adjoining nature
bouncy toddlers
a squirrel stops in hope for treats
giggles echo
soon approaching vapid days
darkness looms late afternoons
ghosts with skinny arms
adjoining nature
hunter spots from his hideout
doe eyes pleading
(c) Tournesol’16-10-26
Written for Three Word Wednesday :Vapid, bouncy, adjoining
Daily Moments – October 26, 2016 November gloom looms (troiku)
weather shifts (troiku & senyru)
temperatures shift
sitting on a bed leaves
first snowflakes
temperatures shift
wind blowing fiercely
scarf on a branch
sitting on a bed of leaves
jack-o-lantern treat
squirrel prefers tricks
first snowflakes
flutter ever softly
on running noses
&&&&&
autumn weather shifts
laying on leafed bedding
snowflakes on their tongues
©Tournesol’16-10-24
Written for Haiku Horizons “shift”
Daily Moments October 24, 2016 Weather shifts
habits of the times (solo no renga)
echoes linger
mocking in the shadows
mid barren trees
tendencies of souls at risk
symbolic of this season
hopelessness
leaving far too many
unhinged
©Tournesol’16
Three Word Wednesday: symbolic tendency unhinged
Daily Moments October 21, 2016 habits of the times Solo No Renga
broken (haibun)
waning moon
like broken souls of broods
kiss the darkness
daunting clouds still hover
robbing them of their youth
Walking home with heavy heart she thinks of her long shift. So much suffering, such turmoil, youths turning 14 going on 40…all the tears and moans linger in her heart.
(c) Tournesol’16
Daily Moments October 20 2016 Broken
compassion rules (senryu)
holy scriptures
different versions confuse, yet
golden rule triumphs
( c) Tournesol’16
hunting the moon (haibun)
Leaving work flirting midnight, she looked up at the sky and began her pursuit. The sky illuminated at times showing off its teal blue and then she noticed patches of white and grey. On she went aiming for the perfect spot…
weaving through
over and under
rain clouds
preying through black forests
chasing the glow
(c) Tournesol’16
Daily Moments October 19 2016 Hunting the moon
