Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (15) broken by the storm
broken by the storm
the asters’ fragrance rises
out of damp earth © Jane Reichhold
gathering debris
I find a robin egg intact
broken by the storm
the asters’ fragrance rises
out of damp earth © Jane Reichhold
my heart drawing strength
to weather its own onslaught
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (14) sparkling wine
Sparkling wine
Flames dance in her hand
He is granted a smile © Yozakura
lingering a moment
then whisked away by another
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (12) clouds and waves
clouds and waves
carry my dreams away
tugging my anchor
I stand in the shallows searching
longing for your return
(No hokko attribution for this poem, as it is one of mine. This would be a solo renga, not a tan renga. The haiku was inspired by a poem of Rabindranath Tagore.)
Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #50 Rabindranath Tagore’s “where shadow chases light”
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (10) locusts fly low
locusts fly low
over rice paddies
in the dim sunlight © Masaoka Shiki
sound of the workers’ songs fade
as they head to their homes
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together (III) (9) between dusty cars
between dusty cars
an orange butterfly flits
the traffic rumbles Kim M. Russell, 26th August 2018
a plastic bag swirls
caught in the wind
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (8) pear tree in bloom
This challenge was to write the hokku for a revised quote from Shiki
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overgrown fields
covering the scars of the past
a meadowlark sings
pear tree in full bloom on a battlefield
collapsed house becomes beautiful again © Shiki (re-worked by Chèvrefeuille)
Renga With Basho Hineri #8 missing a wife
Haiku© Matsuo Basho (taken from Basho, The Complete Haiku by Jane Reichhold)
First part of this challenge was to find an ending for this unfinished verse
missing a wife
putting on bamboo grass
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missing a wife
putting on bamboo grass
in a darkened hut
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path of the sun
the hollyhock leans into
early summer rain
mud splashes the ankles
of the morning workers
above all else
a dependable chinquapin tree stands
in a summer grove
from a spiny burr I pluck
a single ripe seed
a dragonfly
unable to settle
on the grass
disappears with the wind
in the fading light
each with its own light
fireflies in the trees
lodge in flowers
celebrating under the stars
adding music to the night
missing a wife
putting on bamboo grass
in a darkened hut
no sounds of cooking
just another day of labor
an early winter shower
a rice paddy with new stubble
darkens just a bit
workers trudge slowly home
I linger with a wet face
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (7) grasses wilt
grasses wilt:
the braking locomotive
grinds to a halt. ©️ Yamaguchi Seishi, (Tr. Michael R. Burch)
switching to clear tracks
a daisy sighs with relief
