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thick tea ceremony
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hot summer day no relief
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mountains hot springs
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looking for way home
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a leaf crunches under my foot
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following the stream
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Those who are familiar with the Tanka
will see that the Tan Renga
is the same form.
There is one difference.
In Tanka it’s a poem written by one poet.
In Tan Renga the poem is written by TWO poets.
This episode is a challenge to write Tan Renga
A Haiku by Jane Reichhold.
for the first stanza:
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scattered in sand
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embers of a saltwood fire
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face to face with stars
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holding each other closer
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wished on a bright falling star.
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(mine)
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“After you…” © September 8, 2011 Sigrid Saradunn
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modern bride aglow
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chivalry counts ~ she loves man
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with dish pan hands
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woman of today
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born free ~ now expensive
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he drives her to shop
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spoiled young lady
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date holds revolving door
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great expectations
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© 2013 Sigrid Saradunn
Credits: Deutzia Flowers (deutzia x limoinei)
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Deutzia, Dutch beauty
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long winter’s wait subsides
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drop dead gorgeous you
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.© 2013 Sigrid Saradunn
This is an image of The Buddha at Kamakura, Japan. The offerings at his feet are mixed …
flowers and food. The day that I visited the front altar of the statue was crowded with food….
especially oranges. I can imagine the “first bonito” being brought here and placed here.
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Hatsugatsuo
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offered to Buddha
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red rose of the sea
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© 2013 Sigrid Saradunn
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