Squared Tan Renga #1
three raindrops
a greeting card from heaven…
midsummer heat (Issa)
three slowly trickling teardrops
wishing you were here with me
wishes and feathers
falling from the clearest sky
colour of your eyes
blurring with raindrops and tears
start of a summer rainstorm
Squared Tan Renga #2
flying away
following the rainbow
into heaven (Chèvrefeuille)
a cote of doves free to fly
in flurries of white feathers
flying away
a monochrome explosion
of feathers and souls
soaking colour from the sky
following the rainbow
Kim M. Russell, 2017
My response to Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge weekend-meditation #1 raindrops
In September’s weekend meditations, we are starting with Tan Renga: a short renga created by two poets. The first stanza consists of three lines (hokku) and the second stanza of two lines (ageku), which is inspired by images in the first stanza.
To make this first weekend-meditation a real challenge, Chèvrefeuille asks us to create Tan Renga from two classical haiku he has provided and, to make it even more of a challenge, he would like us to create a so called ‘squared’ Tan Renga: a short renga of four stanzas (or two Tan Renga).
Reblogged this on Blog Pad 2017.
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Many thanks, Henrietta!
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You are welcome!
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Beautifully written!
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Thank you very much!
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‘wishes and feathers
falling from the clearest sky
colour of your eyes’
beautiful lines!
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on Chèvrefeuille's haiku and commented:
A very nicely created set of Squared Tan Renga
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Thank you for the reblog, Kristjaan!
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You’re welcome
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A very nice set of squared Tan Renga Kim, chapeau!
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Merci Kristjaan!
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My pleasure
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Wow…beautiful poetry, Kim! Impressed how you smoothly worked ideas into unique form.
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Thank you, Lynn! Your comments have made my Monday!
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Yay 🤗
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Good one Kim. Keep writing
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Thank you , Akhil!
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So Awesomely Excellent! 🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Thanks Dorna!
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Wow – enchanting writing. Can’t wait to keep updated 🙂
xx
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Thank you, Clare! Apologies for the delayed reply but I’ve been in hospital. I’m looking forward to catching up with reading, commenting and, of course, writing.
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Hope you’re okay!! Xx
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Thank you, Clare. xx I’m home in the warm with antibiotics and painkillers, and the cats to keep me company.
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Pets are the best kind of company 🙂 x
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So true x 🙂
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