Another Renga Challenge of Carpe Diem Haiku Kai featuring six haiku by Matsuo Basho, shown in bold type. The challenge is to create a Renga by writing two-line responses, shown in italics.
sleep on a journey
then you will understand my poem
autumn winds
whisper delights and sorrows
rain spatters my reflection
into the sea
throwing my sandals
rain on my hat
playing hopscotch with bare feet
relishing schoolyard pastimes
village kids
don’t break all the plum branches
for cattle whips
compose haiku with carved nibs
pausing to inhale the dawn
mid-harvest
a crane on the rice paddy
in a village in autumn
farmers rush out to the fields
winter chores haunting their thoughts
polished again
the mirror is as clear as
flower-like snowflakes
lace shawls drape the mountain peaks
pine branches dazzling white
falling to the ground
a flower closer to the root
bidding farewell
we’ll meet again in springtime
when verses are fresh like dew
~
©️All haiku in bold type are written by Basho (1644-1694) as translated by Jane Reichhold
©️Couplets in italics, 2018, Ontheland
Ontheland 
Brava.. 😎🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
LikeLiked by 1 person