deep silence
the shrill of cicadas
seeps into rocks Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)
even the last leaves to fall
touch the earth without a sound Kim M. Russell
oppressive greyness
the glow of sunset muffled
light drained from the sky Kim M. Russell
soft winter breeze cherishes
the last colourful leaves Chèvrefeuille
My response to Carpe Diem Weekend-Meditation #7 Tan Renga Challenge ‘the last colourful leaves’
At Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, we have a new weekend-meditation: a Tan Renga, which is a tanka-like poem created by two poets. The goal is to write the second stanza to a given haiku and so create a Tan Renga. There is also a twist!
For the first stanza, Chèvrefeuille has given us a haiku by Matsuo Basho and for the second Tan Renga with a twist, he has given us the final two lines and we must create the first stanza, the haiku.
writing in north norfolk 
Great exercise. And what you achieved with it is remarkable. I enjoyed it so much!
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Thank you kindly!
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Another Excellent addition to the original Poem! 😎😎😎🥀🥀🥀
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Thanks Dorna!
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You did well Kim, both Tan Renga are beauties and it seems they belong to eachother as one poem.
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Thank you, Kristjaan. Sorry it’s taken me a while to reply but I’ve been in hospital.
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Wow! such a beautiful image…I could see the leaves falling and your haiku is stunning, just love “light drained from the sky”…brava, Kim!
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Thank you, Cheryl! Apologies for not replying to your kind comment sooner, but I’ve been in hospital.
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