Dear Haijin, vísitors and travelers,
A new Tan Renga Challenge is here ... It's my pleasure to create a new Tan Renga Challenge for you. This week the first stanza, a haiku, is composed by Jamie Weiland of "Tea, Poems and Pictures" She is one of our new family-members and she has shared already wonderful haiku with us all.
As you know the goal of this Challenge is to complete or continue the given first stanza of the Tan Renga by writing a two line stanza (7-7 syllables) towards the first stanza by association on a part of the first stanza. This is our 46th Tan Renga Challenge and i am looking forward to, as will Jamie, how your continuation or completion will look. So let us look at the first stanza.
as a white
dove lands
words unspoken yet knowing-
the glow of the dawn
words unspoken yet knowing-
the glow of the dawn
I think it's a gorgeous one. And it will certainly inspire you to complete it with a second stanza.
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| Credits: Two White Dove Flying |
as a white dove lands
words unspoken yet knowing-
the glow of the dawn (Jamie)
starting a life together
newly weds ... exchanging their vows (Chèvrefeuille)
Not as strong as I had hoped, but it fits the scene which I loved to share. A wedding ceremony ....
This Tan Renga Challenge is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until next Friday August 15th at noon (CET).
The white dove -- such a strong symbol.. yet when I read the news I feel like doves are crying
ReplyDelete.. loved the tenderness of your take Kristjaan
Thank You so much. I am happy and honored to be a part of "Tan Renga Challenge" and the first stanza. I enjoy very much reading many Haiku and being a new family-member. I have learned much about Haiku and the Masters of Haiku from the past. I will add 2 more lines also. I just need a little time to think about it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a Great Site. Thank You again. : )
It's nice to hear that you are happy to be a family-member of Carpe Diem Jamie. I am looking forward to your two-line stanza ... By the way, if you add two-lines to your own haiku it's no longer called Tan Renga, but Tanka. Tan Renga is a kind of collaborative writing, Tan Renga is written by two different poets and Tanka is written by one poet.
DeleteBut of course you can turn your own haiku in to a tanka, would be fun ...
Okay. Thank You so much. I will do that.... write a Tanka. : )
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