Inspirational challenge from our host on CDHK:
Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
It's Friday again ... so it's Tan Renga time. This week's Tan Renga to complete is a haiku by Chiyo Ni, a wellknown haiku poetess who wrote her haiku in the way of Basho.
For this Tan Renga challenge I have chosen one of her most known haiku 'morning glory'. A real beauty.
For this Tan Renga challenge I have chosen one of her most known haiku 'morning glory'. A real beauty.
It's your task to complete the tan renga by writing the second stanza towards it. This 2nd stanza has two lines with approximately 7 syllables each. A completed Tan Renga looks like a tanka, but is written by two poets.
asano eikou yoku baketto entanguru watashiha mizuwo motomeru
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water
© Chiyo-Ni
So here is my attempt at a response:
morning glory!
the well bucket-entangled,
I ask for water © Chiyo-Ni
morning glory nods it head
spilling dewdrops on my face © petra domina
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