Written for the Carpe Diem Challenge #7: write a Tan Renga.
Tan Renga is a two stanza poem with 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables (5-7-5-7-7). Unlike a Tanka written by one poet, Tan Renga is written by two. Poet One writes the 5-7-5 and Poet Two completes 7-7.
decomposed flowers
silent witness of a relative
red tear-stained eyes (Chèvrefeuille)
[ … ] your stanza ??????
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decomposed flowers
silent witness of a relative
red tear-stained eyes
companion of memories
surrounded by etched marble
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Other entries for Tan Renga Challenge
© rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2013
(by Haiku writer – Chèvrefeuille)
Prompt # Red tear-stained eyes:
decomposed flowers
silent witness of a relative
red tear-stained eyes
[ … ] your stanza ??????
i love your words, “companion of memories…” they may be gone but not far away…
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Yes, they remain with us throughout time … Thank you for your visit!
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Very nice completion of the Tan renga Becca, I like the way how you’ve completed it by writing about a graveyard, without mentioning the word ‘graveyard’, very well done.
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Powerful haiku ~ well done ~ Happy Week to you ^_^
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