in the fields
with ripe rice plants for the gods
the sickle is used…
[Takezaki Shizen]
the harvest is plentiful
and yet the workers are few
[V.Zems]
Carpe Diem Haiku Kai #1337-Tan Renga Challenge
A Tan Renga is a short chained poem written by two poets. The first poet gives the “hokku” or “starting verse” and the second adds a second stanza of two lines through associating on the images in the “hokku”. A Tan Renga looks similar with the Tanka (5-lined poem), but is written by two poets instead of one poet.
December 28, 2017 at 10:59 pm
Nice!
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December 29, 2017 at 6:51 am
Thanks, Frank!
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December 29, 2017 at 12:00 pm
My pleasure, Vivian!
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December 29, 2017 at 1:54 pm
😊
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January 3, 2018 at 4:50 am
What a strong completion of the Tan Renga. Your 2nd line brings balance in this verse, but it also tells the truth … the harvest is plentiful … but no one to bring it in.
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January 3, 2018 at 9:18 am
A biblical reference. Thanks 😊
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