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
There is a sense of both loss and relief…
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Compensation.
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KINDLY GUIDED
Surrounding us roads
Eeny, meeny, miney, moe
Destination plain
You succour me in my loss
I succour you in your loss
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comfort given
without hesitation
hidden wealth
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…Shared, deeply shared.
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