smoke whirls
after the passage of a train
young foliage
© Shiki
coating leaves with filthy soot
heavy cost to transport goods
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (7) grasses wilt offers a second haiku for renga, this one Masaoka Shiki.
(Add to the provided hokku by Shiki to create a tanka.)
Image source: pixabay.com
This is beautiful, another splendid Ad on Ken.
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Thank you.
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Took a ride yesterday on the https://www.strasburgrailroad.com/
yesterday… in the dining car. There is some history there.
Ancient transportation on a rainy day. Perhaps some of the soot was washed away…
Nice add. Makes me think of when our own transportation will become ancient… and at what cost.
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Yes, for generations.
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A Sad and Beautiful truth. (@–>–)
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Yes. Thank you.
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