tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55866866680151799012024-02-19T02:01:25.940-06:00Tournesol ~ dans un jardin
Tournesol is still tilling the soil dans un jardin; slowly planting a seed here and there, hoping to see poetry blossom...a labour of love.
This blog will host short form poetry such as Haiku, Tanka, Tilus, Lanturne, Shadorma, Senryû...
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-69235119048692513552015-07-22T14:44:00.001-05:002015-07-22T14:44:25.021-05:00Peace Mantra {Subtitles} Relaxing<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ywdlxIIKiU4" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-58259147027247746572015-04-12T22:14:00.001-05:002015-07-22T15:49:39.920-05:00Forest Pirate: Carpe Diem Haiku - Young Leaves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I could not wait to find a few moments to attempt this prompt C<a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2014/10/carpe-diem-ghost-writer-29-pop-culture.html" target="_blank">arpe Diem Ghost Writer #29, "Pop culture references in haiku and senryu".</a> from our host's Ghost Writer, <a href="httpp://blogitorloseit.com" target="_blank">Jen from Blogitorlosei</a>t trying to think of some song, a fad, something that could have a hidden meaning within my haiku and then I saw the prompt for <a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2014/10/carpe-diem-581-hanabi-fireworks-june.html" target="_blank">Carpe Diem #581, Hanabi (Fireworks).</a> I started multitasking between phonecalls at work and surfing YouTube for samples of fireworks from the International Montreal Fireworks we have every summer. That is held on Saturdays and Wednesday...how I got caught many times on the Jacques Cartier Bridge on Wednesday evenings coming home, forgetting it was that time of year only to be turned back to take the tunnel Louis H. Lafontaine...not my happiest nights nearing midnight.<br />
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I will show a small glimpse of only 2 minutes of the fireworks just so you can see from the view of us ordinary citizens watching from the streets, some are on the Jacques Cartier Bridge {which is closed for residents on both sides of the St Lawrence...I live on the South side off the island of Montreal} and that is the bridge you see illuminated from time to time in some of these shots.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wasn't that amazing! It is exciting, romantic and I feel like the child within me is reborn every time I see fireworks. I like this short clip because it shows you folks gathering on streets and on the bridge to view the fireworks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now I listened to the other video below a few times to catch the songs. I first chose a video of Japan 2013 which is spectacular and thought it might be appropos for a haiku but then I wanted to honour our host and looked for an entry of the Netherlands but as I was surfing for this, I kept finding Italy...so many from Italy and thought to myself, well let's have a look and listen to one and see what that's like. When we look from the bridge and parks near the site on Isle Ste-Helène (old home of Expo 1967 Man and His World) we do not hear the music that goes along with the fireworks. There are a few radio channels that air it live so some people will turn that on so we can hear but for me, I enjoy being dazzled by the lights. In this case, you really had to have the music to appreciate this spectacular show of lights in the skies. <a data-mce-href="http://bastetandsekhmet.wordpress.com/" href="http://bastetandsekhmet.wordpress.com/" style="color: #24890d; text-decoration: none;">Georgia</a>, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.it/2014/10/carpe-diem-582-inner-beauty-july-2013.html" target="_blank">Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #582</a></span></div>
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I'm afraid I only had time to see the title of this prompt and thought about a haiku travelling from work tonight. When I read the prompt, I realized I was way off since I did not use the photo as my inspiration.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-41646055500993675042014-10-13T17:18:00.003-05:002014-10-13T17:18:50.522-05:00Thanksgiving (haibun)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"></span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span></span></u></b> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanksgiving </span></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><em>burst of colours, spice</em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em>this season with pizzazz,<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">friends and family</span></em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">© Tournesol '14</span> </o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanksgiving
is a time to host family and friends and share a warm meal together. Eating ( one of my
favourite things) is a social event. The preparations are labours of love: setting
the table all nice and just right...setting up games and areas for
grandchildren to play and maybe offering Halloween loot bag for the
kids. Could not wait to have them take away those goodies cos I have been sampling
them all week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am
grateful for many things in my life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grew up in a family who loved me and never hesitated to show me or tell me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My grandmother, mother, Aunt Mae and Uncle
Fred who love me like their daughter, my cousin and his wife who hold me in
their hearts more like a sister and their son who makes me feel so special; my
son who is turning into a guardian of sorts…looking out for his ol`mom as well
as well as my daughter who "gets it". I am grateful for my grandson who came into our
lives ten years ago and as of yesterday, I have been blessed with two more
grandsons and a great son-in-law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am so
blessed with amazing friends near and far but no matter the distance or quantity of time we are together, I never question their love.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am also thankful
for still having my health to work in a career that fulfills me spiritually,
intellectually and emotionally. I feel privileged to be there for many youths
who struggle with life and embrace the fact that they trust me and our service
to reach out as they do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am
grateful I met the most compassionate woman through a caring family...a son/poet/blogger
who inspired me to write, his mother/blogger/psychotherapist, who facilitated
my first retreat with Amma. There are many paths to get to inspirational and spiritual destinations...indeed!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm
grateful for my lovely Bette who fits in so beautifully in my life. It`s as if
we are kindred spirits...my BFF (best feline friend).</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am
forever thankful to have discovered blogging...writing is wonderful but alone
it is not as enriching or inspiring as in a community of amazing people who
have embraced me and taught me...and still teach me each day, at WordPress.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Happy
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">© Cheryl-Lynn 2014/10/13</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-67221688902082105622014-10-10T21:36:00.003-05:002014-10-10T21:38:58.645-05:00mindfullness (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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© Tournesol '14<br />
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<a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.it/2014/10/carpe-diem-579-aquarius-april-2013.html" target="_blank">Carpe Diem #579, Aquarius</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-52428466488840788482014-10-10T21:11:00.003-05:002014-10-10T21:11:45.595-05:00daiylight loss (haiku)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.it/2014/10/carpe-diem-special-111-shiba-sonomes-2nd.html" target="_blank">Carpe DiemSpecial #111, Shiba Sonome's 2nd "dogs howling "</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-43934816634720765842014-10-09T03:40:00.000-05:002014-10-09T03:40:41.852-05:00tag you`re it (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a data-mce-href="http://carpediemahaikufamily.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/carpe-diem-haiku-family-shadows-8-celebrating-autumn/" href="http://carpediemahaikufamily.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/carpe-diem-haiku-family-shadows-8-celebrating-autumn/"><span data-mce-style="text-decoration: underline;" style="text-decoration: underline;">Carpe Diem Haiku Family</span>,</a> where we were asked to write a FUN haiku celebrating autumn!<br />
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<span data-mce-style="color: #008000;" style="color: green;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><strong>the laughter of children</strong></span></span><strong><span style="color: #38761d;"> resonates through the park<br />playing with leaves</span></strong><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-6294687386262374672014-10-09T02:47:00.003-05:002014-10-09T02:49:08.937-05:00tainted (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">(c) Tournesol '14</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Photo credits: <a href="http://www.londoncounsellingdirectory.com/counselling-2/counselling-can-help-background-sexual-abuse-child/">London Counselling Directory</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><a href="http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/heeding-haiku-with-ha-addiction/"><span style="font-size: small;">MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie – Heeding Haiku with Ha – addictions</span></a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-34028933674923970672014-10-09T00:51:00.001-05:002014-10-09T00:51:10.639-05:00cheval blanc (shadorma & elfje)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/10/04/bastets-shadorma-photo-prompt-october-4-2014/" target="_blank">Mindlovemisery'sMenagerie - Bastet's Shadorma Photo Prompt</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">(shadorma)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Violins<br />
harps and mandolins<br />
angels stringing<br />
melodies<br />
sauntering in harmony<br />
le cheval blanc<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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with lovers do prance<br />
romantic<br />
reverie<br />
ambling in slow circles on<br />
their merry-go-round<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I wrote this in the wee hours waiting for the skies to clear but no, Mother Nature was in one of her moods not allowing me to peek at the man on that huge Red Blood Moon. And this haiku was written in hopes to see this...<br />
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Oooops forgot to post this here: <a href="http://jeffschwaner.com/2014/10/05/full-moon-poetry-party-fullmoonsocial2014/" target="_blank">Posted for Full Moon Poetry Party</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-8553275817913034032014-10-08T01:26:00.001-05:002014-10-08T01:26:15.819-05:00night curtain (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-54112526531474772912014-10-07T23:47:00.002-05:002014-10-07T23:47:30.185-05:00flying home (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-30474464953402252132014-10-07T01:12:00.001-05:002014-10-07T01:20:30.912-05:00a single sunbeam (Tan Renga challenge)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I love this tan renga challenge. Mark's haiku is beautiful. It can be translated in many interpretations, one of autumn leaves a natural street art...graffiti.<br />
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When I see the sun setting on the rooftop at work, I see the sun took centre stage for a long time, is now graciously bowing and allow twilight to take over and the finale act...city nightlife. I can see the lights looking like sparking stars just below the burnt orange well where the sun has dipped for the night.<br />
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I have decided to add my piece both in English and French. Our office building as well as many on our street are tagged with gangs' calligraphy as well as airbrushed art on other buildings.<br />
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a single sunbeam<br />
scribling runes on fallen leaves -<br />
autumn graffit © Mark M. Redfearn<br />
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<b abp="201"><span abp="202" class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">between the colored leaves</span></b><br />
<b abp="204"><span abp="205" class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">the first page of Genesis.</span></b> © Chèvrefeuilles<br />
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With that in mind, this is my attempt to make Tan Renga complete:<br />
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a single sunbeam<br />
scribling runes on fallen leaves -<br />
autumn graffit © Mark M. Redfearn<br />
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<span lang="FR-CA"><strong><a data-mce-href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2014/10/carpe-diem-tan-renga-challenge-52-mark.html" href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.ca/2014/10/carpe-diem-tan-renga-challenge-52-mark.html">Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #52, Marke M. Redfearn's "a single sunbeam"</a></strong></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-89475086423137307652014-10-06T19:40:00.002-05:002014-10-06T19:40:40.789-05:00uncertain sky (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-6071315157633969952014-10-06T15:55:00.000-05:002014-10-06T15:55:17.420-05:00beyond words (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #666666;">on autumn paths,</span></h2>
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How can one do justice to these haiku? To feel them to hear them to see them and to read them...are a privilege. It's an experience and then I read a few offerings from CP poets. Again, I'm swept off my feet and struggle wondering how I can contribute and so I put myself in a moment in time, by the lake.</div>
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Children popins are blessed surprises that end my day in such way I burst with joy. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5586686668015179901.post-10647071689470948412014-10-04T00:35:00.001-05:002014-10-04T00:37:12.698-05:00spearflower (haiga)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://chevrefeuillescarpediem.blogspot.it/2014/10/carpe-diem-575-spearflower-december-2012.html" target="_blank">CP 575 Spearflower</a></span></span></div>
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