Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #102 – Renga with Basho . . . ancient times
“This weekend I have chosen to challenge you (again) to create a Renga With Basho. I will give you a series of haiku by Basho to work with. You can decide which “line-up” you will follow, and add your two lined stanza towards the renga. It’s a wonderful opportunity to create a renga with Basho, my sensei.”

Japanese Morning Glory
Here are the six haiku to work with (all translated by Jane Reichhold and taken from “Basho, The Complete Haiku”):
flood waters
stars too will go to sleep
on top of a rock
where the ocean flows below
and rises high at will
still summer
the harvest moon too hot
to enjoy coolness
when harvest moon pales
too much coolness will set in
morning glories
in the day time a lock lowered
on the gate
nothing can hold them back
joy and color have no lock
chrysanthemum flowers
bloom at the stonemason’s
between stones
hearty flowers bloom anywhere
stones take on their colors
warriors
the bitterness of pickles
in the talk
seizing up their enemies
how many will come home?
plum blossom scent
since ancient times the word
has been sorrowful
now photographs are taken
plum aroma freshens air
Great post 😊
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Thanks so much, Passport O!
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