this autumn

Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge #86, Basho's "this autumn"

this autumn

why getting older is like

a bird into clouds

© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

I (Chèvrefeuille) think you all can see, feel, sense that feeling of departure, the feeling that death is closing in .... It will not be an easy task I think to complete this Tan Renga by putting the second stanza (two lines following 7-7 syllables) towards it, but .... well that's the challenge ...

this autumn

why getting older is like

a bird into clouds                  (Basho)

colorful leaves swirl

cover up an old grave           (Chèvrefeuille)

I (Chèvrefeuille) have tried to associate on the feeling of death and dying with this second stanza and I think it makes the Tan Renga complete.

this autumn

why getting older is like

a bird into clouds               (Basho)

a gray mist fills the eyes as
the veil of life falls away    (Janice Adcock)

Thanks to Chèvrefeuille for daily prompts on
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