I ... entered the poem of life, whose purpose is ... simply to witness the beauties of the world, to discover the many forms that love can take. (Barabara Blackman in 'Glass After Glass')

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24 May 2017

Bamboo – tan renga

bamboo
waving candlelight into the night
wind                                                        © Jane Reichhold

the scent of the tropics
when you and I were young                         © Rosemary Nissen-Wade

or:

thin stems rattling together
by my father’s fernery                                   © Rosemary Nissen-Wade


Written for Carpe Diem's Tan Renga Challenge 2017 #13

 And linking to the latest Tuesday Platform at 'imaginary garden with real toads'.

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13 comments:

  1. humbird24 May 2017 at 15:24

    Both endings are remarkable!

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  2. Thotpurge24 May 2017 at 18:40

    Like the first one especially....

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  3. Jane Dougherty24 May 2017 at 20:01

    They both have the whiff of the tropics, the jungly hush and heat of somewhere exotic. Lovely!

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  4. Marian24 May 2017 at 20:12

    Yes, beautiful and super evocative. Love these, Rosemary.

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  5. rallentanda24 May 2017 at 22:07

    Memories of Bali. Beautiful.

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  6. Sherry Blue Sky25 May 2017 at 01:15

    Very lovely, Rosemary.

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  7. Jim25 May 2017 at 05:23

    Fun reading, Rosemary.

    Citranella
    Burns atop flickering
    With the breeze
    ..

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  8. Anonymous25 May 2017 at 08:55

    The rustle of memories

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  9. Margaret25 May 2017 at 12:27

    the first one - evokes a romance of long ago and a hint that the relationship is still on going ;)

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  10. Sanaa Rizvi25 May 2017 at 15:53

    Gorgeous, gorgeous gorgeous write!❤️

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  11. Adas Alcove25 May 2017 at 18:48

    Both endings are quite lovely.

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