Carpe Diem #1669 Tan Renga – white crane asks us to use a haiku by Kikaku (in blue) – written to comfort Basho shortly before his death – to be used to create a tanka.
How I wish to call
A white crane from Fukei
But for this cold rain
Kikaku
so little light to be found
when under such a dark cloud
Image source: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Crane Flying over Wave, by Utagawa Hiroshige
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you are Missouri
in the news for better
and for worse
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good measures
of time and patience
bring relief
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Nice 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂
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A statement of nature … and of our weather … and of our politics …
A timely tan renga!
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Thanks, Jazz. Here’s to more light.
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I like the contrasts of light and dark, Ken.
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Thanks, Kim. 🙂
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I too like the contrast of light and dark. The crane in the image looks to be playing alongside the wave.
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Thank you.
The positive, where found.
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So simple, lovely, and sad–and all of what Pat said about it being timely, too.
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Thank you, Merril. Sometimes it’s hard to see past the darkness, in all regards.
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Yes, that is true.
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Ken- This is so poignant.
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Thank you, Linda. 🙂
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You’ve really enlarged and continued that feeling of melancholy. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe.
Sometimes you can’t escape it.
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Sweet. (@—>—)
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😀 Thanks!
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