Ergo, the Ogre

A large, sprawling oak tree with thick branches covered in green moss, surrounded by lush greenery in a natural setting.

The challenge for this weekend meditation at Carpe Diem Haiku is to create Tan Renga with the below three given haiku by Jane Reichhold. A Tan Renga looks like a Tanka, but is written by two poets instead of one poet. It’s a kind of chained poem. You have to create the second stanza of each Tan Renga.

a certain calm
in summer’s passing
flowers
in bloom but quivering
twilight chills the air.

flat seas
with the butterfly’s flight
a certain calm
moon rises slow and full
rippling gentle waters

the hour silent
before the birds awake
waves on sand
bare footprints erased
with yesterday’s sand castles

 

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Susan Marie Shuman is an author and freelance writer/editor who currently resides in the wilds of Birmingham, AL. She shares her life with two spoiled cats, several friends (not all of them imaginary) and one husband. When she’s not working, Susan enjoys horseback riding, reading, taking her cats for a spin in their pet stroller, and taking naps. An ex-bartender, recovering crash test dummy, and all-around late bloomer, Susan graduated from the University of South Alabama in 2004 with a BA in English. She minored in Russian. Long-range goals include visiting Israel, the Czech Republic and Liechtenstein. Susan is also planning to launch a micronation which would be called either Suzannistan or Eastern Suzanorovia.

3 responses to “Tan Renga with Jane”

  1. crimsonprose Avatar
    crimsonprose

    I’ve not heard of Tan Renga, but I do like what you’ve done.

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    1. The Abject Muse Avatar
      The Abject Muse

      Thank you, Crispina. The intricacies of Haiku are new to me too, but if you go to Carpe Diem Haiku, he explains it all.

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      1. crimsonprose Avatar
        crimsonprose

        Thanks. Will do.

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