Haiku My Heart: Raindrops

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basil, blooms, heat, Joan Halifax, May, Nature, praises, rain, Scorched earth

Done for Carpe Diem Haiku Shuukan. And also for Recuerda Mi Corazon. 

The emphasis is on A in G R A C E (enlarge your capacity of compassion) as defined by Joan Halifax, a Zen Buddhist, with greater emphasis on “Attaining to Self Other.” Much similar to the Christian JOY, acronym for Jesus first, Others next, Yourself at last.

Raindrops

 first raindrops

this month of May

scorched earth cools

2

raindrops

just a drop

basil blooms

3

cheerless morn

even the birds

chirp in praises

Copyright © Celestine Nudanu

15/05/15

 

I appreciate your patience with me as I catch up on your blogs. Thanks a million! Shalom

#FridayFictioneers – Tanoa’s Baby

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priest, rain, Scorched earth, Tanoa's Baby

Welcome to my sixth 100 words post on the FridayFictioneers based on the photograph below, a prompt from Madison Woods.Hop over to her blog for more exciting reads.  After commenting on my blog, kindly post a link to yours so I can stop by and peruse your story.  Please, enjoy yourselves:

Tanoa’s Baby

They say she could stare at the moon all through the night, eyes unwavering, her breath choked as she searched upwards. They say she could read the moon just by staring, willing its blank and yet legible face to tell her the whereabouts of her baby.

That night, six years back when the skies had opened up and let loose its torrent of tears to wet the scorched earth, Tanoa’s baby had disappeared, together with people’s huts and belongings. The priest’s prayers to the gods to make rain fall had been in excess. And Tanoa’s mind had snapped, a twig.