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Category: Renga
Together
courtesan and monk, sleeping under one roof together, moon in a field of clover © Basho (Tr. Chèvrefeuille) heart-warmed by the wantonness and intense scent of beauty Kim M. Russell, 25th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1529 Together … (Tan Renga Challenge) Together is the theme for today and the challenge is to […]
Picking Flowers in the Rain
wearing a paper robe even if it gets wet picking flowers in the rain late autumn butterfly swims […]
Releasing the Moon
bright fall day the brook wanders off its shimmer lingers in the rotting rags of leaves […]
A Junicho Year
leaf-fall beneath a growing pile an acorn among the red, gold and brown a splash of purple crocus walking in fog through the softness of a glove I feel your hand footsteps echo together with the beating of our hearts in the graveyard heads of faded flowers droop frost-muted crossing the bridges of time quiet […]
Exile
a one-way ticket becoming free again broken sunflower heartsick for the scents of home ripened fruit and failing leaves Kim M. Russell, 4th October 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1514 Exile (Tan Renga Challenge) In today’s episode, we have E for Exile and the challenge is to create a tan renga from one of […]
The Shyness of Beauty
to listen, fine not to listen, fine too… nightingale singing out of the darkness the shyness of her […]
In an Empty Shoe
rest on the field – a lonely cricket chirping in an empty shoe Virginia Popescu its sole is cracked and broken weeds and grass are growing through Kim M. Russell, 26/09/2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together III: in an empty shoe Today is the penultimate regular episode of the […]
Broken Sunflower
broken sunflower torn apart by a rainstorm — puddles on the path Chèvrefeuille tattered yellow petals float as summer memories fade Kim M. Russell, 26th September 2018 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Chained Together III: broken sunflower In this episode we have a lovely […]
A Mark on the Wall
path of the sun the hollyhock leans into early summer rain gathering between petals […]