feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind
©Yozakura (1640-1716)
dry brown leaves swirl at my feet
pungent wood smoke fills the air
Dancing Echoes
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Month May 15th “feeling alone” by Yozakura
Chèvrefeuille:
raindrops on bamboo
shimmer in the sunlight
little diamonds
Dancing Echoes:
Breathy wind whistles through stand
Lilting melody takes wing
Raindrops on Cypress
Dancing Echoes:
Raindrops on cypress
Pearls of ancient wisdom
Grandma’s lace shawl
If I may be so bold; I’ve had this photograph of a Cypress tree after a rain storm in my collection or a few months now. I played around with a corresponding poem but never came up with anything solid. When I saw this Tan Renga challenge the photo came immediately to mind and inspired the haiku above. If anyone is so inclined to complete this Tan Renga I would be honored.
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #99 raindrops on bamboo
Ese:
before the dusk
lingering in the cobweb
the last of the light
My response:
a protective dreamcatcher
snaring bad dreams come the night
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #98 Ese’s “before the dusk”
Please check out Ese’s beautiful blog. Her work is stunning: Ese’s Voice
Renga Party in Progress: In the Twilight
in the twilight
mist creeps over the fields –
stars twinkle
Chèvrefeuille
climbing vines of honeysuckle
scented breeze lures out the moon
Ese
moonglow touches earth
sparkles brightly on still water
diamonds on the pond
Candy
sudden rainfall scatters the light
a lightning flash makes a frog jump
Hamish
brittle rings break
amid drifting leaves –
Luna, eclipsed
Jen
swaying branches dance
with the autumn wind
Misha D Sky
two silhouettes
under umbrella
at the bus stop
Misha D. Sky
navigating by instinct
on the road to Shangri-La
Lolly
love echoes
in the halls of paradise
a blackbird’s song
Georgia
umbrella eclipses kiss
stolen amongst sweet whispers
Dancing Echoes
day meets night
my love lost in dark
feel his aura
Usha
his skin kissed in the scent
of autumn dreams
Dolores
witching hour
shimmer of the moon
caressing her curves
Celestine
there in the gentle ripples
their hearts speak one language
Gillena
celestial bodies
envious of the lovers –
twinkle each other
Milan
spiritual lantern whisper
chorus of eternal love
Ruchi
scent of hyacinth
mingle with the cool moonlit air
nights to remember
Jazzy
purple beauties wink merrily
lovers drink in the mystique
Nimi
holding hands
light spring in step
– swing sways
Nimi
on the children’s playground
memories grabbing me by the throat
Chèvrefeuille
early temple bell
young monk shudders in his sleep
dream interrupted
Ese
strutting rooster crows
as farmer sips his morning tea
Candy
and the hunter, he waits
he waits as the sun rises
in the Azalea grass
Hamish
plea and answer, eye to eye
and the bow is lowered
Jen
trampled pride
on a trembling lip
it’s dawning
Mish D Sky
morning wood fuels the fire,
he wants coffee, tea and me
Lolly
arrow pierces flesh
quivering quarry succumbs
passion springing forth
Dancing Echoes
up next:
28.[2] [Misc.] Usha
29.[3] [MOON / A] Dolores
30.[2] [A] [also write link #31] Georgia
31.[3] [A] Georgia
32.[2] [Misc.] Celestine
33.[3] [Misc.] Gillena
34.[2] [Misc. / SP] Milan
35.[3] [FLOWER / SP] Ruchi
36.[2] [SP] (Ageku “closing verse”) Jazzy
In response to the CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem’s Renga Party 1 “In The Twilight
Renga Party in Progress: In the Twilight
in the twilight
mist creeps over the fields –
stars twinkle
Chèvrefeuille
climbing vines of honeysuckle
scented breeze lures out the moon
Ese
moonglow touches earth
sparkles brightly on still water
diamonds on the pond
Candy
sudden rainfall scatters the light
a lightning flash makes a frog jump
Hamish
brittle rings break
amid drifting leaves –
Luna, eclipsed
Jen
swaying branches dance
with the autumn wind
Mish D Sky
two silhouettes
under umbrella
at the bus stop
Mish D. Sky
navigating by instinct
on the road to Shangri-La
Lolly
love echoes
in the halls of paradise
a blackbird’s song
Georgia
Umbrella eclipses kiss
Stolen amongst sweet whispers
Dancing Echoes
up next:
11.[3] [Misc.] Usha
12.[2] [Misc.] Dolores
13.[3] [MOON / W] Celestine14.[2] [W] Gillena
15.[3] [Misc.] Milan
16.[2] [Misc.] Ruchi
17.[3] [FLOWER / SP] Jazzy
18.[2] [SP] [also write link #19] Nimi
19.[3] [SP] Nimi
20.[2] [Misc.] Chèvrefeuille
21.[3] [Misc.] Ese
22.[2] [Misc.] Candy
23.[3] [SU] Hamish
24.[2] [SU] Jen
25.[3] [Misc. / Love] Lolly
26.[2] [Misc./ Love] Sky
27.[3] [Misc./ Love] Dancing Echoes
28.[2] [Misc.] Usha
29.[3] [MOON / A] Dolores
30.[2] [A] [also write link #31] Georgia
31.[3] [A] Georgia
32.[2] [Misc.] Celestine
33.[3] [Misc.] Gillena
34.[2] [Misc. / SP] Milan
35.[3] [FLOWER / SP] Ruchi
36.[2] [SP] (Ageku “closing verse”) Jazzy
In response to the CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem’s Renga Party 1 “In The Twilight”
Basho:
for the Star Festival
even when hearts cannot meet
rainy-rapture
Dancing Echoes:
fire and paper unite
lifting spirits young and old
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #87, Basho’s “for the Star Festival”
*”Has spring come
Or the year gone away?
Second last day”
Spiders weave delicate orbs
Spring dew drops sparkle in the sun
Counting each new day
Weaving a delicate web
Of seasonal life
Warming in the April sun
Eight legs, eight eyes on alert
Winged insects struggle
Against the sticky tangles
A silken wrapped meal
Her suitor begins courtship
Waving enlarged pedipalps
Vigilant mother
Tending her silken egg sac
Spring days grow longer
Her year coming to an end
Small baby spiders spring forth
In response to CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Tan Renga Challenge #82, *Basho’s first haiku (1668) “has spring come”
Ese:
through the darkest hour
every tree top in the forest
adorned with a star
Dancing Echoes:
as the full moon turns to blood
eclipsing as Easter dawns
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #79, Ese’s “through the darkest hour”
Ese of Ese’s Voice
Dancing Echoes 
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