Friday, May 21, 2021

5/21 Renga - haiku stream

 

Haiku poems connected to a much longer stream of poems in the style of "renga" poetry.*



taste of garlic leaves 

fresh from the urban garden 

delights dinner meals 


******

 

and we stay silent 

in awe of its magnificence 

monarch butterfly 

 

******


orange wings in flight 

in awe of its magnificence 

monarch butterfly 

 

******


turn a new leaf over 

begin another chapter 

a self-titled book 



 

*Renga consists of alternating haiku and couplets, with each stanza written by a different person. Here's how renga works: Poet #1 writes a haiku, a short poem of three lines. The first line has five syllables in it, the second line has seven syllables, and the third line has five syllables.  https://ypn.poetrysociety.org.uk/workshop/renga-a-collaborative-poetry-challenge/#:~:text=Renga%20consists%20of%20alternating%20haiku,line%20has%20five%20syllables%2C%20e.g.

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