trying to fill void of loss ~ tan renga

Carpe Diem #1610 Tan Renga – changing of the robes provides
a haiku by Shiba Sonome (in blue) to be used to create a tanka.
Shiba Sonome was a friend of Matsuo Bashō.

changing of the robes –
deliberately I go to the neighbor
to hold her child
Shiba Sonome

trying to fill void of loss
comfort found by reaching out

Image source: Wikimedia Commons
portrait of Shiba Sonome, by Kurihara Nobumitsu

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