near perfect silence
punctuated with beauty
sound of nearby chimes
the temple bell stops but I still hear
the sound coming out of the flowers
Matsuo Bashō
There’s a twist in Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (5) The Temple Bell Stops, in that a haiku by Bashō has been converted by Kristjaan into two lines to form the response, and we are asked to create the hokku to precede it. My hokku (haiku) appears in blue.
Image source: Museum of Fine Art Boston
Temple, by Nishiyama Hôen
Your haiku resonates nicely with the given prompt
much love…
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Merci!
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And so do the butterflies and the bees,
Hear the sound that come out of the flowers.
Beautiful poem
miriam
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Yes, and their response usually is much sweeter than ours.
Thank you, Miriam.
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A wonderful original hokku that chimes with Basho’s words.
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Thanks, Kim. 🙂
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This is beautifuli
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Merci.
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Oh gosh, this is beautiful Ken. I feel like I can hear/feel that resonance.
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Thank you, Merril. You just brought a big smile. 😀
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🙂
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I am in awe … what to say more!
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🙂 Merci! D)
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Love this.
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Punctuated with beauty…that brings up so many wonderful images. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. That’s what I was hoping for.
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Ah, such Superbness! (@–>–)
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Thank you!
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