Fingertips – Tan Renga

Written for the Carpe Diem Challenge #54:    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.

fingertips
stroking scales of pine cone
– forest memories

[ … ] your stanza ??????

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fingertips
stroking scales of pine cone
– forest memories
needles entwined in their hair
lovers laugh in elation

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Other entries for Tan Renga Challenge

© rgb for “On Dragonfly Wings with Buttercup Tea”, 2011 – 2014

(by Haiku writer – Ese)

Prompt # 54:
fingertips
stroking scales of pine cone
– forest memories

[ … ] your stanza ??????

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