Frank J. Tassone

satisfying a hunger ~ tan renga

#Haiku Happenings #4: Ken’s latest tan #renga for Carpe Diem!

Carpe Diem #1659 Tan Renga – chestnut asks us
to use a haiku by Matsuo Bashō (in blue – tr. Jane Reichhold) to create a tanka.

autumn moonlight–
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut
Bashō

satisfying a hunger
while taking time to savor

Image source: Wikimedia Commons (edited here)

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