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 […]
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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. […]
May Tan Renga Day 4
silent steps – one more candle illuminates the old chapel © Ese dancing shadows disappear banished by the growing flames Kim M. Russell, 2017 lighting one candle with another candle an evening in spring […]
May Tan Renga Day 3
from the paulownia without a breath of wind– falling leaves © Nozawa Boncho brittle broken hearts collect at the feet of princesses Kim M. Russell, 2017 Paulownia trees in autumn – image found on […]
May Tan Renga Day 2
the well digger comes out into the floating world— the heat! (c) Yokoi Yayū cool water evaporates […]
May Tan Renga Day 1
on a gust of wind the cherry blossoms dance through the streets in praise of the Creator © Chèvrefeuille spring flies ahead of itself towards the warmth of summer Kim M. Russell, 2017 My response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month (Second Edition), May 2017 #1 on a gust of wind Chèvrefeuille has welcomed […]
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