Create a renga from six of Basho's haiku, with two-lined stanzas between them. The renga must have a minimum of six stanzas and may have a maximum of twelve.
all day long -
yet not long enough for the skylark
singing, singing
accompanied by a choir
of bees and cicadas
the dragonfly
can't quite land
on that blade of grass
drops on to the lily pad
playing in the petals
by the old temple
peach blossoms
a man treading rice
captured in water colour
by an inspired artist
the shallows -
a crane's thighs splashed
in cool waves
a dragon lizard looks on
bright green with envy
autumn moonlight
a worm digs silently
into the chestnut
basho's frog plops into the pond
the man in the moon beams smiles
i'm a wanderer
so let that be my name
the first winter rain
heavy downpour pelts the earth
i shelter with the barn owl
