Renhai Studio Archives

A Collection of Renhai by members of The Renhai Studio

A Corolla of Souls

A Renhai by Hortensia Anderson (ha) & Karina Klesko (kk)

Empty playground —
suddenly too big
for the baby swing. /kk

A camellia falls in the grass —
so many friends come and go. /kk

Ancient graveyard —
as clouds pass through the sky
we scribble haiku. /ho

Archive Id: 44
Hortensia Anderson: USA
Karina Klesko: USA
Written:: May 16, 2008

Theme: Friends Come and Go
Season: Summer
Kigo: Swing, Camellia
Verse Form: Free
Process: Forward

Links 1/2: Like the child, the blossoms open and become to big and fall;
Buds / Baby.
Links 2/3: Friends come and (go or have left as in verse 1).
Links 3/1: Void of life or people; Empty playground / Graveyard; Ancient refers to age, as does baby; Baby / Ancient

Notes: Definition of Corolla:
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of corona: the part of a flower that consists of the separate or fused petals and constitutes the inner whorl of the perianth.