for his morning tea a monk sits down in utter silence- confronted by chrysanthemums Matsuo Basho (Tr. unknown) in fragrant steam from a bowl rise flower globes of sunshine Kim M. Russell, 1st February 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1597 Tan Renga Challenge Month February 2019 […]
Category: Renga
Cliffs
sea spray the cliff laced by crystal gulls swirl – a grey thundercloud […]
A Certain Calm
a certain calm in summer’s passing flowers a faded dew-soaked daisy […]
Full Circle
winter dawn sounds of blowing snow sleeping birds bare branches bough with the weight […]
Scents
cattle shed dark sound of mosquitoes in summer heat cool shadows caress sore skin […]
Dewy Mushrooms
mushrooms not yet that many days of autumn dew a forest of ashen moons sprouting from the earthy mulch pine mushroom with its ragged top it’s like a pine tree snowy spores a prediction early sprinkling of winter glistening dew not spilling from bush clover still it sways the watery weight of dawn in a […]
The Day Starts with a Papier-Maché Cat
it is seen in the papier-maché cat the morning of autumn the rising sun on its back […]
Evening
evening comes wrapped in sea fog tied with webs untangled only by light from the pale face of […]
A Childish Heart
at the gate of a deserted house, a cicada is crying in the rays of the evening sun insect wings rustle in dust […]
From Dew to Sunset with Richard Wright
One magnolia Landed upon another In the dew-wet grass Blushing petals pink on cream […]