The form below is called a Renga. The breaks show the different line requirements and syllable counts. More info can be found at tankatuesday.com.
Contrast the hint of
flowers with the attack of
weeds. Balance of Spring.
Hints of summer in sunlight
humidity, light and heat.
Then cool like the fall.
Leaves hush instead of rustle,
No hint of winter
Once bare trees are blossoming
Nature's first green is golden.
Fall leaves! I celebrate your splash of color Your delicate yellows Citrus orange Majestic red I honor you, Because your changing hue Is the glory Of leaves dying. I will not forget your verdant green Your spring and summer Wind dances Hushing and shushing together. The brief glimpse of your Light underside. And to those trees That have already shed their leaves? I donʼt blame you. Iʼm tired too.
Leaves! I celebrate your splash of color Your delicate yellows Citrus orange Majestic Red I honor you, Because your changing hue Is the glory Of leaves dying. I will not forget your Verdant green Your spring and summer Wind dances Hushing and shushing together The brief glimpse of your Light underside. And trees I don’t blame you if You already shed your leaves. I’m tired too.
Took this the same day I took the header photo for this site.
Mark Bozeman 