mothers (senryû)

 

 mother and infant,
tender embrace
heart of a tiger

~

teen roars
I hate you,
mother loves

 

© Tournesol'14

 

Posted by Cheryl-Lynn Roberts, 2014/09/22

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Aham (haibun)

© C.L.R. 2014

The daisy is my favourite flower. It is a simple and modest flower.  It is a mixture of contradictions as well, with strength and sturdiness, standing independent and tall.  The many petals representing so many facets of a personality and yet, hidden beneath are rows of yet to be discovered unknown faces.

I heard somewhere, years ago, that the daisy was too proud, always trying to ‘show up’ among other flora. So the Great Spirit sent the daisy out alone in meadows and obscure places to flourish. Ah, but the daisy still did. 

I think it was not that the daisy wanted to show off its beauty but rather to show off its durability, its strength and tenacity.  The determination required to flourish even out in vacant fields facing all sorts of weather…tells me that is a strong personality.

Alas, where there is strength, there is an expectation that is will last forever…it wanes with time, with age. The stems are no longer as sturdy to carry the flower and the petals start to wilt, slowly falling one by one…the daisy needs a rod or staff on which to lean. Will this proud stubborn daisy ever ask for support ?

spirited daisy

reaching for the sky

vanity wins

withering

Mother Nature’s cruel wit

reality wins

sagging stem

no staff in sight, finally

humility rules

The price of  humility is mindfulness leaning for acceptance.

marguerite animée

levée vers le ciel

vanité triomphe

flétrissement

esprit cruel, mère nature

vérité triomphe

tige accroupie

aucun soutien, enfin

humilité règne

© Tournesol '14

Aham is a Hindu word for ego or pride.

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raw destructions (haiku)

hostile clouds

thundering torrential rage

acquiesce in despair

 

 

fly quivers

whirlwind rips a day’s labour

a spider mourns

 

gales swept them far away as the vicious  storm quenched  insatiable greed

                                            

 

 

Posted by Cheryl-Lynn Robers, 2014/09/07

 

 

 

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Cheers to food (haiga)

© Clr 2014

spicy tomotoes

onions, pasta, veggies too

cooking therapy

cream cheese icing

carrot cake oven baked

calories ignored

simmering

crock-pot Irish stew

home baked bread

gelato

vanilla and cherry swirls
hot fudge sauce

Submitting for To the food we consume at Heeding with Ha -Mindlovemiserysmenagerie

© Tournesol 2014

Death (haiku)

knock knock

emptiness so hard to fill

death.

 

(c) Tournesol

 

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Life is (haiku)

life’s a miracle
death is inevitable
time will tell

 

(c) Tournesol

Submitted for Heeding Haiku with Ha, at Mindlovemiserys Menagerie