Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation: Renga with Friends

I

beach diamonds

a new day crystallized

in sunny surf foam

the taste of salt in the breeze

the smell of salt in the air

~Jane & cie~

II

cold spring breeze

makes the cherry blossom shiver

one heartbeat long

I am thinking of spring rain

the sky opening above

~Chèvrefeuille & cie~

III

The wind from Mt. Fuji

I put it on the fan.

Here, a souvenir from Edo

remembering my childhood

when I learned of Japan

~Basho & cie~

IV

watch birth and death:

the lotus has already

opened its flower.

it waits for me to come home

back to a place without time

~Soseki Natsume & cie~

V

dervishes whirling

- seeking a higher consciousness

third eye opens

I am unsure if I want

to know the enlightenment

~Chèvrefeuille & cie~

VI

flute melodies

across green ocean waves

spring meadows

do you remember our dream

floating away on spring breeze

~Jane & cie~

notes

All of the Hokku were written by the authors indicated.

All of the Ageku were written by me.

Tan Renga Challenge 2019: Day 13: Prayer Beads

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prayer beads dangling

a harvest moon prayer...

mountain home

to pray for understanding

the universe shall approve

Kobayashi Issa & Cie

Notes:

The Hokku stanza of this Tan Renga was created by Kobayashi Issa. The Akegu (second stanza) was created by me.

Weekend Tan Renga Meditation: Icicles

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Narcissus

in love with his reflection

vainglorious guy

like so many guys I've known

in love with their own image

snowdrops blooming

waving goodbye to Winter

nearly Spring

summer will be here too soon

wave goodbye to what I've known

icicles hanging

at the gutter of the old mansion

sun's reflections

the old place becomes my home

in the middle of nowhere

this cold winter night

laying naked under my quilt

feels like summer

have not felt this way in years

if I ever felt this way

messenger of heaven

circling high above my head -

re-thinking my life

what do you want me to do

why do you want me to do

light of ember

mysterious shadows on the wall -

a cool summer night

here in the home I've run to

long way from the home I knew

Chèvrefeuille & Cie

Note:

The hokku (the Haiku stanza) of each of these Tan Renga were created by Chèvrefeuille. The ageku (the closing stanza) were each created by me.