June 13, 2013
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My Rice Planting time memory 1966:
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midnight full moon ride
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take right turn towards moonlight
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oops ! middle rice paddy
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June 13, 2013
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© 2013 Sigrid Saradunn
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sudden cool darkness
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listen ~ hear rain on roof top
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midsummer rain
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midsummer rain
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cooling respite til over
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then steam heat
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then steam heat
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look for shade by rippling stream
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til next summer rain
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June 13, 2013
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Inspiration Poem
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lost in the woods
only the sound of a leaf
falling on my hat=========================Response Poem
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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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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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June 13, 2013
Tan Renga is a two stanza poem with 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables.
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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.
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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.
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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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