curtain of light
shimmers in the winter cold
flight of fancy © Dolores
he looks in awe and listens
message from his ancestors
tinted veil
whispers revelations
from the other side
© Tournesol
divine message (tan renga)
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mystical illusions (tan renga)
Frozen thoughts
remember eclipse
not sunlight © Brigitte
a dove hides above the clouds
evokes undying memories
sunsets
compensate for missed treasures
mystical illusions
© Tournesol ’14
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge
I could not help but add this after reading Georgia’s completion:
Frozen thoughts
remember eclipse
not sunlight © Brigitte
afternoon stars shine
filling the world with awe © G.s.k. ’14
such wonders
heavenly ornaments
céleste du jour © Tournesol
at the dock (Tan Renga)
tempting waves –
the old boat still needs
a little rest (© Björn Rudberg)
rocking gently in the bay
a fisherman on the dock (c) Tournesol ’14
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge Björn Rudberg’s Tempting Waves
memories (tan renga)
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge, Georgia’s A dream in a dream
a dream in a dream
sand slipping through old fingers
autumn leaves turn red © Georgia
reminiscing of times past
a maiden and her prince © Tournesol’14
child in me (tan renga)
bright autumn moon
bare branches moving like arms –
the first snow © Yozakura
bright autumn moon
bare branches moving like arms –
the first snow
dream of making snow angels
awakens the child in me
© Tournesol ’14
Golden glow (tan renga)
mystic purple flames
arise from the spirit’s stalks
chill my autumn heart © Panchali
bringing offerings to the gods
grateful for pointing the way (Chèvrefeuille)
© Clr ’14 Golden Tournesol
mystic purple flames
arise from the spirit’s stalks
chill my autumn heart © Panchali
sunflower with golden glow
spreads a hint of warmth
blowing hope
through barren trees
whispers thanks in gusts
© Tournesol ‘14
Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge
I decided to add a haiku underlining American Thanksgiving.
daybreak (tan renga)
I reread this beautiful early morning haiku and felt bad that I had not written a more classical haiku with a softer ending that makes you think…a little. I don’t know the names of many birds, most flower and trees. So honestly, Carpe Diem DOES keep me on my toes…haha…and even before that reading many of Georgia’s poems has taught me a little more each day.
I looked at that photo Chèvrefeuille posted with those lovely shiny droplets hanging from the branch and wrote another completion. The only thing I was missing was the name of a bird that IS still here in Quebec, Canada during late autumn and winter months. So I searched again and found this lovely video about winter backyard birds in Canada. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Well, I actually learned a think or two…again (grins).
early morning
silence before the rising sun
raindrops on a branch © Georgia
early morning
silence before the rising sun
raindrops on a branch
last night’s jeweled remnants
goldfinch stirs from its dream
sky gently
comes to life
daybreak
© Tournesol ’14/11/08
cunning owl (tan renga)
Georgia always has such amazing early morning verses you can see at Bastet and Sekhmet blog with colourful tales and beautiful poetry and her exclusive Waka blog. Our host at Carpe Diem has chosen one of her haiku for this week`s tan renga challenge.
early morning
silence before the rising sun
raindrops on a branch (Georgia)
Here is our host`s completion:
early morning
silence before the rising sun
raindrops on a branch (Georgia)
on the deserted beach
I greet the sun with joy (Chèvrefeuille)
I can’t seem to do this one justice with beautiful completions I have read this morning from others and can`t help think of Georgia’s fondness for humour. This is my humble attempt:
early morning
silence before the rising sun
raindrops on a branch (Georgia)
night owl lurks cunningly
mouse, his bedtime snack (Tournesol)
muted silence (tan renga)
When I first read this haiku by JazzyTower from Thoughts and Entanglements I had an idea of what I wanted to write to complete it but then I read Jen’s Winding/Woven at Blog it or Lose it and it inspired a different slant to my renga and haiku to complete this hokko.
Here is Jen’s completion:
winding through past life
foreign tongues absorbed in dreams
sense of home prevails (c) Jazzytower
woven into a poem
fading quickly at sunrise (c) Jen R
Here is our host, Chèvrefeuille’s completion:
winding through past life
foreign tongues absorbed in dreams
sense of home prevails (c) Jazzytower
hear! monks chant Om Mani Padme Hum
spreading peace all around the globe (c) Chèvrefeuille
It was that second line “foregn tongues absorbed in dreams” that formed my original stirring and Jen’s post completed the potion. For the past twenty odd years, I often dream lucid dreams. I can change some things and it’s like I am co-editor of my film now and then EXCEPT for nightmares. I am aware where I am, I am fully concious I want to get the heck out of Dodge but that editor in chief just will not let me. Man, that is a terrible feeling and when I wake up I do NOT want to go back to sleep…all lights are on and time to stay awake for a while reading or writing.
winding through past life
foreign tongues absorbed in dreams
sense of home prevails (c) Jazzytower
stuck in this twilight zone
clawing out in muted screams
sequinned in sweat,
facing sighs of relief, Home!
Home! home at last. (c) Tournesol
nature’s wonder (tan renga)
In my search for riverbeds, rocks and deserts for Carpe Diem Tan Renga Challenge “River Stones” by Magical Mystery Teacher ,I came upon another great find. Apparently this recording has gone viral on YouTube since March 2014, one that I had yet to see.
For centuries this dry area, a massive creek bed, has seen the disappearance and return of water in a series of flash floods. I found it fascinating that the Zin river in the Negev desert suddenly transformed due to heavy rains from the mountains. This river runs 75 miles long and drains into the Dead Sea. (read more here)
In the Old Testament it is said, that Moses sent twelve spies to cross the Promised Land and that the Zin River, in biblical times, marked the border of Israel.
Now watch this video and you will see as these bystanders also witnessed the flow of water into a once barren river. I had to watch it twice so I could immerse in my feelings of that moment of wonder. It felt like the Great Spirit was smiling down on our planet in one part of the world, in the Negev desert.
in a desert land
stones from rivers far away
muttering dark tales © MMT
youths too young to understand
they pitch for future games © Tournesol
wonder heaves
water floods murky tales
born-again river
© Tournesol ‘14
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