Harvest in Languedoc

September 2, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

Coaxed gently from vines -

For a pressing appointment -

To release Sunshine -

Grap pickes in Montblanc

Picking Grapes in Montblanc

The cave Coperative Montblanc

The Montblanc Winery

Deliveringthe grape to the Montblanc Cooperative

The arrival of the grapes

A cloudy day, Perhaps all the sun is in the grapesĀ  – waiting now for the bottles on shelves.

Haiku – An Alchemy of Sun

September 1, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

Sunshine harvesters -

Turn Gold into Languedoc wine -

The Days are shorter -

We hear the grape harvesting machines and the presses from the local winery start at 4 in the morning. A gently thrum while we dream. Soon we can release the captured sunshine from the bottles and make winter dissolve.

Grasp the Morning Sun

August 31, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

The end of August -

Sun in my eyes as I drive-

I smell the harvest -

Driving Mimi to the station in the early morning, the sun is lower now and the warm fields plush with grapes are a heady perfume

The Harvest Starts in Languedoc

August 30, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

Start of the harvest-
Machines pick most of the grapes-
But some hide for us

All around us are vineyards, for the next few weeks the harvesting will start very early, before daylight and grapes brough to the wineries.

stay with us in Villa Roquette and see the wine develop, stay long enough and you can taste the ‘paradis’ and soon the new wines.

A Daily Haiku

August 29, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

A Daily Haiku –
Seems a simple task to do -
This one was easy –

The Naming of Days

June 22, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

The Naming of Days -

One day before tomorrow -

Which We have Not Got -

A Haiku Deferred

March 14, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

no inspiration -

a day of sand and cement -

my haiku must wait -

Haiku for Mixing Concrete

March 13, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

Bond sand lime and stones -
Glopiter revolves -
A new foundation -

Haiku for the Death of a Butterfly

March 12, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

stuck on fresh wet paint -

a butterfly’s wings can’t move -

so many colors -

Haiku for a Helium Balloon

March 11, 2010 by tony · Leave a Comment 

Longing to escape -

My balloon tugs at the wind -

But it talks in squeaks -

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