wrapped in choking vines
dry wood and broken branches
untended orchard
life without love is like a tree
without blossoms or fruit
Khalil Gibran
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 Chained Together III (17) Without Blossom has a twist (Hineri). Kristjaan has framed a quote by Khalil Gibran as a two line closing verse (ageku), and we are asked to create the hokku to precede it. My hokku (haiku) appears in blue.
Image source: Wikimedia Commons
Landscape with olive trees and mountains in the background, by Vincent Van Gogh
“Life without love” and “untended orchard” – apt pairing – love needs tending to flourish.
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Your poem is beautiful and goes well with the wonderful quote by
Khalil Gibran – another favourite of mine.
Miriam
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Your opening leads into the Gibran verse very nicely. Well done!
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Thank you!
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Love definitely needs to be tended (and tender) (K)
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It does. It breathes.
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Excellent hokku to make the Tan Renga complete. Awesome drawing by Van Gogh by the way. Van Gogh is one ofmy favorite painters.
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Thank you.
He is one of my favorite artists, as well.
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