At Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, our task was to take this lovely haiku by Becca Givens and add two lines (in approximately 7-7) to create a tanka. This is called ‘tan renga’.
Here is our host’s offering:
nature sleeps
carpet of silent snow
red leaf falls (Becca)
in the middle of the night
bad dreams torturing me (Chèvrefeuille)
And here is my own:
nature sleeps
carpet of silent snow
red leaf falls (Becca)
spiraling out of autumn
into stillness (Jen R)
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Tagged: Autumn, Carpe Diem Haiku Kai, leaf, red, sleeping, stillness, tan renga, Tanka, winter
