How I wish to call A white crane from Fukei, But for this cold rain. Kikaku Nimble fingers crease sharp folds and origami wings fly. Kim M. Russell, 29th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1669 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (16) white crane May is almost over and today’s haiku […]
Category: Renga
Sea and Flowers
coming to sea cliffs the off-shore breeze raises a flower fragrance Jane Reichhold seasoned with salt and sunshine a single parasol blooms Kim M. Russell, 28th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1668 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (15): flower […]
Hibiscus Eater
unable to get hibiscus red the artist eats the flower Raymond Roseliep it flows out vivid crimson blooms into inky haiku Kim M. Russell, 26th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1667 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (14): Hibiscus […]
Dangling Prayer Beads
prayer beads dangling a harvest moon prayer… mountain home Kobayashi Issa a hazy corona of stars assembles around the peak Kim M. Russell, 17th May 2019 […]
Another Year Gone
another year is gone a traveller’s shade on my head, straw sandals at my feet Matsuo Basho old places are left behind unknown landscapes lie ahead Kim M. Russell, 16th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1665 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (12) ‘special’ Basho: Miscanthus bud Today […]
Only Tracks
late summer alone on the beach with only tracks Jane Reichhold warm sand rubs between tired toes enticed by the wash of tide seagulls overhead melancholy messages scribbled in the sky returning them to sender below on the empty beach Kim M. Russell, 16th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1664 Tan Renga […]
Snap of an Icicle
muffled and silenced the snap of an icicle engulfed by fresh snow the quiet whiteness broken by a robin’s burst of song Kim M. Russell 13th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1663 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (10) snap of an icicle In today’s episode, we are creating Tan Renga with one […]
Watching a Snail
I bow to my master Matsuo Basho told me the way to watch a snail Chèvrefeuille haiku spiral from its shell and unravel in its trail Kim M. Russell Kim M. Russell, 13th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1662 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (9) Watching a Snail In the first episode […]
Looking Ahead
cricket silence between scraping sounds autumn begins Jane Reichhold in a spiral of russet first kamikaze leaf falls Kim M. Russell, 10th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1661 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (8) Beginning of Autumn Today’s haiku from which to create a […]
Wisteria
in the moonlight, the colour and scent of the wisteria seems far away Yosa Buson intertwined with hazy mist rising with birds from the lake Kim M. Russell, 9th May 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1660 Tan Renga Challenge Month May 2019 (7) Wisteria Today our inspiration comes […]
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