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4 May 2017

Paulownia Trees

A tan renga for Carpe Diem: the initial haiku is supplied (in this case it is by Nozawa Boncho); we are invited to add two lines.  This one was interesting for me, as I have some old history with paulownia. Here are my two efforts:


from the paulownia
without a breath of wind--
falling leaves

remember that house
where they used to grow?

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from the paulownia
without a breath of wind--
falling leaves

so many years ago 
we planted those trees

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11 comments:

  1. Lolly4 May 2017 at 10:33

    I'd love to see this expanded upon in, say, a series. There's a story in there with those paulownia trees. Nicely done!

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  2. Anonymous4 May 2017 at 10:35

    So sentemental

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade4 May 2017 at 11:09

      Yes, in a way. I'd better follow Lolly's suggestion and write the story!

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  3. Kim M. Russell4 May 2017 at 17:14

    There's a gentle nostalgia that draws me in, Rosemary.

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  4. kaykuala4 May 2017 at 18:40

    Lots of memories and little things matter a lot, in such situations

    Hank

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  5. Gillena Cox4 May 2017 at 22:05

    Ah yes, luv them both

    much love...

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  6. brudberg5 May 2017 at 06:08

    Oh we both tied this to memories... love how you left the story out..

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade5 May 2017 at 08:58

      Thank you! I did hope those fragmentary hints would work to evoke a mood.

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  7. Chèvrefeuille5 May 2017 at 09:58

    I love these two completed Tan Renga, reads like a short story. Chapeau!

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  8. Janice8 May 2017 at 13:07

    So many memories evoked in such few words.

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