The prompt for Carpe Diem #1614 Tan Renga – freestyling is to write a two-line response to a favorite haiku, creating a tanka. The haiku I have used (in blue),
written by Matsuo Bashō, was translated by Jane Reichhold, and is taken from her book,
Bashō, The Complete Haiku. What appeals to me about the original is the reference to transition and the possibility it holds.
east or west
the same elegance
in autumn winds
Bashō
farewell in rustling beauty
leaves falling to be reborn
Image: Autumn in the Niagara River Gorge
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Beautiful – the verse, the image, the essence of this
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Thank you, Jazz. It’s my favorite season, so not hard to imagine myself in the scene.
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A welcome reminder of autumn, Ken.
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Thank you, Kim.
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Fabulous (@—>—)
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Thanks!
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Reminds me of the humorous T-shirt I saw… grass then below the ground …dirt and roots and the words;
“Compost Happens” 🙂
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Ha!
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