Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,
Do you remember that we had a Kasen Renga Session? I have taken all the verses of this Kasen Renga from your comments and have them put together. So here you can read the result of our first Kasen-Renga Session. It was an adventure to start this Kasen-Renga, but it did go very well, however we didn't succeeded in making a complete Kasen Renga of 36 verses or chains, but we came halfway. To make the Kasen-Renga complete I have written the last verse, the Ageku, and made in that way the circle complete. Have fun reading this first Kasen Renga of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai.
Title:
"No Lonely Night", a Summer Renga
Startdate: June 21th
Closingdate: July 22th
Participants:
Ch = Chèvrefeuille; RD = Rick Daddario; BR = Bjorn Rudberg; MG = Managua Gunn; MaG = Maggie Grace; Lo= Lolly; HA = Howanxious; Ni = Nimue; JzB = JazzBumpa
Hokku (5-7-5) :
firefly party
their fragile light caresses me -
no lonely night (Ch)
open peony
blossoms
her scent lingers beneath stars (RD)
her scent lingers beneath stars (RD)
moonbeams
caressing
golden hair on soft pillow
golden hair on soft pillow
O my sleeping love (BR)
on the
cliff tops your dream flies
hair in the wind wild and free (MG)
hair in the wind wild and free (MG)
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| Mangetsu |
autumn's
harvest moon
trees begin to shed their leaves
please don't change seasons (MaG)
please don't change seasons (MaG)
an Indian
summer wind
passes over pumpkin fields (Lo)
passes over pumpkin fields (Lo)
single
maple leaf
decorate the farmers shoes
after harvesting (BR)
decorate the farmers shoes
after harvesting (BR)
maple
leaves fall in the gutter
while kissing my wife (Ch)
while kissing my wife (Ch)
gentle
touch of lips
hands embracing hands of love
holding an aster (HA)
hands embracing hands of love
holding an aster (HA)
her
yearning for an ocean,
his passion for her kisses (Ni)
his passion for her kisses (Ni)
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| Breaking Waves |
her voice
an echo
of the soothing waves that break
on childhood sea-shore (BR)
on childhood sea-shore (BR)
echoing
through the silent mountains
the lamenting cries of seaguls (Ch)
the lamenting cries of seaguls (Ch)
a clouded
old moon
shivers in wake of cold winds
ache for warmth of love (HA)
shivers in wake of cold winds
ache for warmth of love (HA)
wilting
embers, winternight
join my under the duvet (BR)
join my under the duvet (BR)
lovers of
twilight
meet in a field of flowers
steal a silent kiss (HA)
meet in a field of flowers
steal a silent kiss (HA)
embracing lovers
at dusk
shaded in a bamboo grove (HA)
shaded in a bamboo grove (HA)
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| Flowers |
sprouting
bamboo shoots
between colorful tulips -
I curse quietly and blush (Ch)
I curse quietly and blush (Ch)
firefly
light attracts his mate
as starlight brings her to me (JzB)
as starlight brings her to me (JzB)
newly
married bride
smile spreads on her rosy cheeks
her man nudges her (HA)
smile spreads on her rosy cheeks
her man nudges her (HA)
no more
lonely nights
as fireflies dancing in the moon (Ch)
as fireflies dancing in the moon (Ch)
And with this last verse, the ageku, this (semi) kasen-renga is completed. I hope you liked the read. I think we did very well. Maybe we have to try it again? Let me know if you would like to try it again. For now ... see you ...
Namaste
Doing that had to be fun....wish I had been here for it.....opie
ReplyDeleteNice... It has come out to be so beautiful. It was a great idea and I, for one, would love to participate in more such group endeavors. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love to start a new Kasen-Renga Session ... I will prepare a new one ... for next month. I am looking forward to it. So you've to pay a little patience HA.
ReplyDeleteYes, it would be fun.
ReplyDeleteOh,this was so beautiful-full of yearning,love & beauty!Made me wish I were a part of this exercise too :-)Yes,please start another Kasen-Renga session Kristjaan-I would love to participate.
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