Tan Renga

New partner

roaring down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds

stones and shells dancing tight
a new partner invites
/BR

roaring down the beach
at the height of winter waves
mist clouds
stones and shells dancing tight
when new partner invites

Carpe Diem 1358 #clouds.
Tan Renga.

Silence is Safe

oh this silence …
boulders filled
by cikadans squeaks ©Basho

a squirrel sneaks away
up into and around the trunk

it’s getting darker
volume turned up
like million violins

pulling the covers upp
to soften sound for ears

after a sigh
acorn fell on forehead
that squirrel

another acorn fell
somebody is still working

in the sky
a star fell too
my wish

the silence is safe
a dream came true

I don’t know if I have succeeded in my first ‘Soliloquy No Renga’ (a Renga written by one poet) – this monologue with ‘hokku’ and ‘ageku’.
Is it a 8-stanza renga?

The end of time

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Month May 7th
a haiku by Tomas Tranströmer.

A dragonfly pair
fastened to one another
went flickering past

©Tomas Tranströmer

invite you to dance for life
the end of time is near

© Birgitta Rudenius

#haiku – Wind Trace

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #77, Ese’s ”stroked by the lightning”.

stroked by the lightning
delicate peaks of sand dunes
-silence before the storm Ese of Ese’s Voice

first wind is writing trace in sand
followed by erasing winds

Pink clouds

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #70.

sweet perfume
mingles with the sound of rain –
a dog barks © Chèvrefeuille

still flowering after rain
filling space with pink clouds © Birgitta Rudenius

Smiles answer laughter

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #66, Jen’s ”ancient laughter”.

ancient laughter
captured in a canyon wind –
yucca leaves, rustling © Paloma

whispering of ghostly voices
telling a wonderful story © Chèvrefeuille

while winds bringing answers
hopeful smiles fill the air © Birgitta Rudenius

Scarecrow's hat

Carpe Diem Special #123,
Richard Wright’s 4th ”the scarecrow’s old hat”.

The scarecrow’s old hat
Was flung by the winter wind
Into a graveyard. © Richard Wright

it had to pass some trees
and was pushed here and there

a girl looked up
sawthe hat riding the wind
wants to run after

her mother said stop
mind the traffic in the street

she hesitated
being not obedient
or what – she thought

about struggling between
mother and curiosity

a true hard battle
attracted by treasure hunt
obstructions on road

while hesitating by side
cars stopped resolutely

she crossed happily
running after into yard
the wind took her cap

she didn’t notice at all
cause treasure hat replaced it

Tan Renga

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #64.

curtain of light
shimmers in the winter cold
flight of fancy (© Dolores)

in the middle of the night
Mother Nature’s light show (© Chèvrefeuille)

curtain of light
shimmers in the winter cold
flight of fancy (© Dolores)

far away the light fade out
melancholy winter nights ©Birgitta Rudenius