listening with another
to the music of the mountain stream
here is no other
© Hando
lynx nestles her kittens
dozing to the lullaby
(c) Tournesol’1-05-21
Category: Tan Renga
morning sounds (tan renga)
night rolled away
the street-sweeper’s broom
deepening dawn sounds
© gillena cox
softens thwack on the front porch
morning paper waits
© Tournesol’16-05-20
night rolled away
the street-sweeper’s broom
deepening dawn sounds
© gillena cox
jangle of milk bottles
back in the day
© Tournesol’16-05-20
at one in prayer (tan renga)
the moment two bubbles
are united, they both vanish,
a lotus blooms
© Murakami Kijo
at one with the light
darkness fades
© Tournesol’16/05/19
I found our host’s hokku very inspiring:
praying hands
seeking the wisdom of the Lord
the cry of an eagle
© Chèvrefeuille, your host.
chanting the name of the Lord
in quest of enlightenment
©Tournesol’16/05/19
Written for Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge
spring rain by Ozaki Hosai (1885-1926)(tan renga)
spring rain:
parting on the beach
a boat and an umbrella (Ozaki Hosai)
stubby fingers holding tight
view from the lighthouse
©Tournesol’16/05/17
may peace prevail (Tan Renga)
cold barren garden
ah! I don’t have to worry
coix seed beads in hand (Milan Rajkumar)
softly hum to the wind – Om!
may peace and happiness thrive
©Tournesol’16/05/15
Om lokah samastah sukhino bhavantu
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shantih
feeling alone (tan renga)
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind
© Yozakura (1640-1716)
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind © Yozakura (1640-1716)
whistling through the branches
nature by my side
©Tournesol’16/05/15
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind © Yozakura (1640-1716)
yellow and amber leaves
waving “hello”
©Tournesol’16/05/15
feeling alone
in the woods around Edo
just the autumn wind © Yozakura (1640-1716)
squirrel stops at my feet
stares up with chubby cheeks
©Tournesol’16805/15
echoes of the forest (tan renga)
the cool breeze
fills the empty vault of heaven
with the voice of the pine tree
© Onitsura
echoes of a woodpecker
marking his territory
(c) Tournesol’16
taste of nature (tan renga)
taste of nature –
sweet blackberry bushes
sing to child and bees
© Sara McNulty
sweet scents lure a mockingbird
child’s giggles send it in flight
willow weeps (tan renga)
(c) Clr’15 November
a dream in a dream
sand slipping through old fingers
autumn leaves turn red © Georgia
like old disheveled women
weeping willows hang their heads
(c) Tournesol’16
willow at her site (tan renga)
the willow leaves fallen,
the spring gone dry,
rocks here and there © Buson
stands by the barren willow
heart still longs for her
(c) Tournesol’16
Tournesol dans un Jardin 