Carpe Diem #1697 Renga with Jane Reichhold … placing the flute
asks us to create a renga (or chain of verses) by following
each provided haiku by Jane Reichhold (in blue), in any order, with two lines.
A “closed chain” is attained when the hokku (starting verse)
and ageku (closing verse) connect in a way to make “the circle” complete.
dancing on the beach
I jab a stick into the sky
to break up the blue
sun giving way to shadow
welcome relief of evening
days so complete
words become the calls of birds
the high tide wind
carries the scent of sea foam
mingling with all most pleasant
wind perfumed
from a woman’s shoulder
desert night
carried across the mountains
like a song riding the breeze
placing the flute
against her lips something
slips into place
a tune that piques the senses
with charms that arouse desire
moon white water
lovers in the secret cove
Saturday night
long hours gazing at the stars
wisdom reaching through the years
I’m not old
all night my eyes have held
the ancient stars
until deep dark of night sky
yields to light of morning’s blue
Images source: pexels.com / Dominika Roseclay
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Beautiful chain of poetry here, like notes in a song.
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Thank you. 🙂
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You are welcome 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
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Lovely. Each image amplifies what came both before and what comes after. (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe. I like to maintain a rhythm with these, so I like that perspective.
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lovely and indeed, it carries itself like a song …. which is a wonderful image in the renga Ken 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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This is a beautiful sequence, Ken. It all flows together. It’s like a song of time that circles around and around.
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🙂 Thank you, Merril. I love it when things fall into place.
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It’s a good feeling. 🙂
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