tan renga

wind jostles the scarecrow
near the heavy-hung cornstalks
                      the summer is spent     (Jessica)

listening ears of corn sigh

anticipating winter

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worship on the mount

thin air and carpeted hill

reaching up to god

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the fence

pressing dead bodies

against the cyclone fence

zombie hoard

[Well, it's nearly halloween...]

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special

feather light kiss

hair raising sensation
 just before dawn

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sun god

primeval titan
straddles land and sea

fleeting victory

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tan renga

autumn leaves
myriad shades red and gold
begin to fall as snow

                                                                 (Joanne)

 

gentle sounds in forest midst 

descent of jeweled fronds
                                (Joanne, also)

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silliness

if mausole can have

a mausoleum - will there be

a grave named for me

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ch-changes

growing tribute

fain to honor goddess 

morphing through ages

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tanka

hands on her hips

in silk kimono

mysterious smile

 kissing her lips so red

he knows his life is over

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rhea's sun

Participation on Carpe Diem has opened my mind to many new ideas and lots of new information....It has prompted me to learn even more on my own about some of our intriguing topics....And I owe this new-found wonder to all my fellow haijun, espec. Chevrefeuille, our gracious host.....

hidden from father

 small god grows with lightning speed

 sound of thunder

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babylon

fantastic garden

hanging in the middle east
and my fevered dreams

red tricycle

chariot awaits

resting among colored fronds

young boy steals a ride 

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thanbauk

Maybe it will take more practice, but I am not so sure I like this form...It sounds and feels rather awkward...

challenge to all

tear that wall down

a call to life

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falling

autumn leaves

myriad shades red and gold

begin to fall as snow

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threnody

 graveside sorrow
an old women weeping

sackcloth and ashes

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path of twisted vines

dripping cool raindrops

 sacred sojourn

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                 [shot from my deck]

parting sunset clouds

 with golden glowing sky

the eye of god 

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embrace

he told her
he would love her - 
for all eternity

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life from the sea

life from the sea
shipwrecked on the sand
                         so many shells     (Cathy Tenzo)

 castaway gingerly wanders 

searching the beach for treasure 

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shell

goddess emergence 

by the green shore

sea foam lust

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cicadas singing 

in the last ray of light -

to welcome the night

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special

bodies purified

 cool lake awaits nearby

we all leap in

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stranger

 you pass by

not a stranger but a friend

 not yet met

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chaos

segmented chaos 

four horsemen in control

ball of confusion

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tan renga

Palette of colours

                                      Chrysanthemums bestowing
                                            fragrance everywhere
                                                                       (Atreyee)

 funeral procession has gone

only the perfume lingers

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circles

death is not an end
but the seed 
of some other life

djembe circle
vibration of the universe
 my heart skips a beat 

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Dancing in the Woods, by Taratuphant 

in a tree forest

new age children

remember the past

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