a drop of dew sits on a rock like a diamond © Kawabata Bosha its sparkles fading slowly in the heat of midday sun Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #16 a drop of dew (Bosha) Today’s ‘hokku’ is by a lesser […]
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Ancient Road – May Tan Renga
ancient road… the trails of the masters absorbed in fallen leaves © Adjei Agyei-Baah the past clings to naked feet walking in ancestors’ dust Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Getty Images My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #15 ancient road (Adjei Agyei Baah) Today we have another ‘hokku’ by […]
Bamboo-zled – May Tan Renga
bamboo waving candlelight into the night wind © Jane Reichhold (1937-2016) gentle song of ancient grass protects the sacred temple Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #13 bamboo (Jane Reichhold) Today […]
Dandelion – May Tan Renga
dandelion dandelion on the sandy beach spring opens its eyes © Ogiwara Seisensui a crowd of golden faces woken by powerful tides Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #12 dandelion, dandelion (Ogiwara Seisensui) Today ‘s ‘hokku’ is from another lesser known classical haiku poet who was […]
Roadside Gems – May Tan Renga
taste of nature– sweet blackberry bushes sing to child and bees © Sara McNulty tart emeralds turn to jet glittering in the hedgerow Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #11 taste of nature (Sara McNulty) Today’s ‘hokku’ has been created by one our […]
An Autumn Leaf – May Tan Renga
ura wo mise omote wo misete chiru momiji now it reveals its hidden side and now the other—thus it falls, an autumn leaf © Ryokan Taigu somersaulting in free-fall delicate flash of colour Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on howplantswork.com My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #10 an autumn […]
Leaves Float Away – May Tan Renga
autumn evening like whispered prayers leaves float away © Dolores shivering into rivers on sporadic gusts of wind Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Shutterstock My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #9 – leaves float away (Dolores Fegan) Today’s ‘hokku’ is by Dolores Fegan, a modern haiku poetess who […]
Pumpkin Flower – May Tan Renga
Ishizuchi mo nankin no hana mo ooi nari the flower of a pumpkin as well as Mt. Ishizuchi is great in scale © Tomiyasu Fusei the first male flower opens golden sunshine in the field Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month 2017 #8 – […]
Footprints in Snow – May Tan Renga
two sets of footprints in freshly fallen snow one pair from Kyoto © Hamish Managua Gunn different sized paths converge and disappear in the thaw […]
May Tan Renga Day 5
first autumn morning the mirror I stare into shows my father’s face © Murakami Kijo memories evaporate into steam clouds of sorrow Kim M. […]
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