Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Carpe Diem Chained Together #2 Herman Van Rompuy's "birds in concert"


Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers,

It's my pleasure to present a new episode here at Carpe Diem Chained Together, our youngest part of our Carpe Diem Haiku Kai family. Here it is all Tan Renga challenges ...

For this episode I have a wonderful haiku written by Herman Van Rompuy, a haiku poet from Belgium.

Birds in concert,
one sings above all others.
I don't know its name
© Herman van Rompuy,

(former Prime Minister of Belgium and the first President of the European Council) :  from his book “Haiku” published 2010
And now it is up to you to create the second stanza to this "hokku".

Here is my attempt:

Birds in concert,
one sings above all others.
I don't know its name
                                         (Herman van Rompuy)

raindrops shimmer on bamboo leaves
the sound of a temple bell 
                                 (Chèvrefeuille)

Well ... what do you think? Is it a nice one or not?

This episode is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until June 1st at noon (CET). Have fun!

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