the open window
screened with a web
leaf shadows
raise the misty morning veil
mother leads her fawns to drink
Today’s Tan Renga challenge #108 at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai is to echo Jane Reighhold’s beautiful haiku.
Tag: Tan Renga
Too Late #tanrenga #poetry
This month at Chevrefeuille’s Haiku Kai we are challenged by the Tan Renga that short chained poem written by two poets. Here is the haiku by Buson for your inspiration to create the second stanza of this Tan Renga.
the willow leaves fallen,
the spring gone dry,
rocks here and there
© Yosa Buson (1716-1784)
tears blot candle lit message
death comes too quick for my love
~mdw
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Art by Yosa Buson and Georges de la Tour
Spring Showers #tanrenga #photography
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775)
pink face welcomes sunny days
tears of heaven, silvery jewels
© mdw 2016
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
rusty pail slips from my hands
listen for the endless bottom
(ok I had to do something fun)
The Tan Renga takes the verse of another (in this case Chiyo-Ni) as inspiration. The poet then adds two lines (7-7) to create a link between the two poets.
Chevrefeuilles Haiku Kai (hosted by Kristjaan Panneman) has prompted another wonderful challenge for spring.
Plum Memory #tanrenga
a child’s memory
sweet is her pink fruit smile
leg, hands and limbs (mdw)
where the waters flow afar
the village glows with sweet plum flowers (Anonymous)
The Tan Renga challenge (from Kristjaan Panneman) is to build a haiku off the two lined stanza. A great challenge as we usually build off the body of a poem in a Tan Renga – join us.
The photo was part of the Tan Renga prompt.
Borrowing Sleep’s Step #haiku #tanrenga #photography
borrowing sleep
from the scarecrow’s sleeves
midnight frost
© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)
sleepwalker’s nightly path
no one knows where you go
~mdw
I am reminded of my son’s odd sleepwalking habits. He seemed to have a path that he always followed (it always ended on the stairs). It got longer as he got older; The neighbors would often find him asleep on their stairs.
The Carpe Diem prompt is to write a Tan Renga using Basho’s fine haiku.
Desert Echo #haiku #tanrenga
ancient laughter
captured in a canyon wind –
yucca leaves, rustling
ancient laughter
captured in canyon wind
yucca leaves, rustling
~Jen
echoed conversation
wisdom of the ages
~mdw
This is Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga prompt for the weekend
If you are unfamiliar with the Tan Renga form,
the second “stanza” of 7-7 is an echo of another poet’s haiku
Flying Home #poetry #photography
The goal of the Tan Renga Challenge is to write the second stanza of the Tan Renga. With that two-lined stanza (classical syllables count 7-7) you complete or continue the scene/story of the first stanza. You don’t need to use the 7-7 syllables count, but feel free to do so.
Here is my attempt to complete/continue this Tan Renga started by Oliana:
power-driven fowl
in rays of a setting sun
flies home (Oliana)
anticipate journey’s end
waiting arms of a lover
Carpe Diem always has great prompts for haiku and in this case Tan Renga
