Yūgen - a Community Renga

Rain sounds on hard ground.

Cherry blooms and falls at once.

We half-turn to home.

(Hannah Moore)

Petals float in tiny streams,

My thoughts in these moments stilled.

(John Cox)

Heavy drops of rain

Slide from glossy leaf tips, bowed

Sound of East meets West

(Teresa Renton)

Rain sends my blossoming thoughts

Journeying onwards to home.

(Rachel Deeming)

with trepidation

my heart and mind uneasy

as I look skywards

(Paul Stewart)

I Just Stepped In A Puddle

Socks And Feet Are Now Soaking

(Mike Singleton - Mikeydred)

homeward bound and yet

a song inside my heart aches

linger in this land

(Christy Munson)

Tender memories strewn o'er

silken soil, weep farewell tears

(Heather Hubler)

Wet shoulders fallen

Sloppy shoes untied but now

Rush to catch the train

(Christy Munson)

Soak in streaking scenery

Tracks are just fallen ladders

(D.K. Shepard)

In welcoming warmth,

smiles drip from cherry blossoms,

to hydrate my soul.

(Cathy holmes)

I carry this day with me,

Worn, shed, and ever within.

(Hannah Moore)

One pale petal clings

To my backpack. Pluck it, or

Let it be our guest?

(Sonia Heidi Unruh)

A new companion welcomed

Fragrant beauty abounding

(Dana Crandell)

Petal placed between

Sheets of aged hard bound leather

Preserved for you, dear

(Christy Munson)

as the downpour continues

the longing blossoms in me

(Paul Stewart)

Author's note -Renga is a collaborative progressive poem I only recently learnt about - I have written about this here, and I would love for you to join us! You just need to pick up where the last person left off, following an alternating format of 5,7,5 and then 7,7 syllable counts and linking your stanza to the last.