My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 20th: “night rolled away” by Gillena Cox night rolled away the street-sweeper’s broom deepening dawn sounds © gillena cox sweeping up darkness and dust adding to the morning clouds © Kim M. Russell Image found on libcom.org […]
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Praying Hands and Two Bubbles
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 18th and 19th: praying hands & two bubbles praying hands seeking the wisdom of the Lord the cry of an eagle © Chèvrefeuille haunting the […]
Marble and Stone
My response to Carpe Diem Theme Week 4 (3) Latifa Prayer “I desire” Determination carved in cold marble and stone awakens desire: ideas communicated in language and imagery © Kim M. Russell, 2016
Unfurling Tendrils
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 10th “the willow leaves fallen” by Yosa Buson the willow leaves fallen, the spring gone dry, rocks here and there © Yosa Buson (1716-1784) weeds emerge from shady cracks […]
Tree of Life
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 9th “autumn leaves turn red” by Georgia (a.k.a. Bastet) a dream in a dream sand slipping through old fingers autumn leaves turn red © Georgia naïve green garments of youth become rich robes of wisdom © Kim M. Russell […]
Dragonfly Dance
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 7th a haiku by Tomas Tranströmer Chevrefeuille has challenged us to create a Tan Renga based on a haiku by Tomas Tranströmer, one of the featured haiku poets in 2015. A dragonfly pair fastened to one another went flickering past […]
Petal lanterns and chandeliers
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 6th “petal lanterns” petal lanterns — a waterfall of flowers her lips touch mine © Hamish Managua Gunn the world’s illuminated by a thousand chandeliers © Kim M. Russell
A Cup of Morning Dew
My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 5th (4) morning glory! the well bucket-entangled, I ask for water © Chiyo-Ni (1703-1775) sweet dew gathered in petals fills my cup and slakes my thirst © Kim M. Russell Image found on Pinterest
Tracks
My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku With Chèvrefeuille May 4th 2016 kishadoo no ichidan takaki fuyuta kana Winter rice fields– railroad tracks running a level above them © Shiki children play in fields below leaving tracks across the […]
Passing Seasons
My response to Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #78 Soliloquy no Renga “autumn night” by Santoka Taneda Chevrefeuille has challenged us to write a Soliloquy no Renga, which is a renga written by one poet, adding our own stanzas to create a “solo-renga”. A renga has two kinds of stanzas, three lined stanza and two lined stanza […]
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