Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge #5, Basho’s famous ‘the old pond’.

Posted on 05/07/2013 by jrbsays

The goal of this Tan Renga Challenge is to write the second stanza (2 x 7 syllable lines) of the Tan Renga following on from this haiku by Matsuo Basho:

the old pond
a frog jumps in –
the sound of water

wooden bridge creaks in the sun
Monet cleans his brushes

Smiles, love and laughter

© John Belchamber 2013

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16 Responses to Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge #5, Basho’s famous ‘the old pond’.

  1. howanxious says:
    05/07/2013 at 11:49 PM

    Now that is an image worth capturing… 🙂

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  2. 4joy says:
    06/07/2013 at 2:41 AM

    I feel like a voyeur on this scene, so beautifully presented….and Claude is going to give me that painting….

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  3. readinpleasure says:
    06/07/2013 at 3:56 AM

    Brilliant my friend 🙂

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  5. Maggie Grace says:
    06/07/2013 at 7:52 AM

    This is so brilliant! Love it!

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  6. jazzbumpa says:
    06/07/2013 at 10:23 AM

    clever, original
    seems obvious in the rear view mirror
    really well done.

    Cheers!
    JzB

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  7. McGuffy Ann says:
    07/07/2013 at 6:48 AM

    Nice feel; very visual.

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  8. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:
    07/07/2013 at 11:51 PM

    Great capture.. oh that bridge

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