The challenge for Carpe Diem’s Renga Challenge #3 Chrysanthemum Dew is to create a renga (or chain of verses) by following each provided haiku by Bashō (here in blue italics – tr. Jane Reichhold) with two lines.
how glorious
young green leaves
flash in the sun
welcoming the morning light
perfect for a spring chorus
a skylark sings
the pheasant’s voice
the instrumental music
branches sway to the rhythm
dancing with a gentle breeze
early summer rains
falling so heavily they cover up
the waterfall
green beneath scattered sunlight
revealed as waters recede
passing through autumn
a butterfly seems to lick
chrysanthemum dew
bright royal flowers admired
beauty now held in a vase
five or six
sitting with tea and cakes
a fireplace
keeps the outside cold at bay
flickering light on photo
the image shows
an old woman weeping alone
my friend the moon
shining on her weary face
her winter slowly fading
Images
Metropolitan Museum of Art – Skylarks and Primroses, by Kubo Shunman (CC0 License)
pixabay.com (leaves – edited here)
the circle of life (K)
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Yes. I like that.
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Spring through winter–lovely, Ken.
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Thank you, Merril.
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Wonderful renga Ken … I love how your stanzas connect the haiku by Basho together. Chapeau!
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Thank you, Kristjaan.
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