a hoverfly
heather and scabiosa
in purple hues © Xenia Tran
the temple bell stops but I still hear
the sound coming out of the flowers © Matsuo Basho
Wishing you all a very happy Friday and a wonderful weekend.
With love from Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ200, Settings: f/2.8, 1/800 s, ISO 160 and f/4, 1/500 s, ISO 100.
Kristjaan at Carpe Diem has invited us to create a hokku for this Tan Renga with the given second stanza lines by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). A Tan Renga is a short chained poem written by two poets. It looks very similar to a Tanka, but a Tanka is written by one poet.
Carpe Diem’s Tan Renga Challenge September 2018 – III (5): The Temple Bell Stops
Paula’s Thursday’s Special: Pick a Word in September Y3 (extractable)
