Carpe Diem Chained Together #1 " the swing of the gate" (by Southard)

Dear Haijin, visitors and travelers

For this first weekly Tan Renga Challenge I have chosen a haiku by our featured haiku-poet of September 2014, Mabson O. Southard (1911-2000) a modern haiku-poet with a special love for the classical 5-7-5 syllable-structure.

So this Tan Renga Challenge is a bit different then the other episodes of the Tan Renga Challenge which we have (and have had) on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai. The second stanza (7-7) has to be real (classical) 7-7, not easy I think, but we have to try.

Here is the haiku by Southard which is the first stanza of this first weekly Tan Renga:

Just the cellarpit;
only the catbird recalls
the swing of the gate.              Mabson O. Southard (1911-2000)  

The goal of this Tan Renga Challenge is to write the second stanza (7-7) by associating on the first stanza. As I said earlier in this post 'this time it's, because of Southard, to write a real 7-7 stanza'.

Mabson O. Southard (1911-2000)

My attempt to write a second stanza for this Tan Renga:

First stanza (5-7-5):

Just the cellarpit;
only the catbird recalls
the swing of the gate                                                    (Southard)

Second stanza (7-7):

the squeak of the backyard gate
breaking the spring night's silence                              (Chèvrefeuille)

A nice classical Tan Renga I would say. And now it is up to you my dear Haijin to create the second stanza (following the classical syllables count 7-7). Have fun!
This first episode is NOW OPEN for your submissions and will remain open until May 20th at noon (CET). I will publish our new Chained Together episode around 21st 7.00 PM (CET). For now have fun!