#SyllabicPoetry Challenge #Renga

Published on by balroop singh
Beauty of buds

This week, the writing challenge is to experiment with Renga form.

Renga or Renku features alternating stanzas, usually of 5-7-5 and 7-7 syllables.

The first part of the renga is a (5-7-5) haiku (hokku) written by your guest. The second part of the renga is the host’s response (wakiku): (7-7). A cooperative poem, written by 2 or more poets.

 For this challenge, the poet can write both parts of the renku or work with another poet. 

Colleen’s haiku:

An empty attic
the sound of April showers
thunderous rumblings

My reply:

windy weather scares fledglings
new shoots shiver sans sunshine

My haiku:

April full moon smiles 
silver scatters on the hill
magical aura!

© Balroop Singh

Thanks to Colleen for the inspiration to try a new form of syllabic poetry. 

The kigo words: April showers, April full moon

Thank you dear readers. If you like poetry, read more: Moments We Love 

31 thoughts on “#SyllabicPoetry Challenge #Renga”

  3. Gorgeous poetry, Balroop.❣️ (I like Mirian’s response)! Here’s my wakiku:

    small birds huddle in the trees
    night’s inky mantle descends

    1. Perfect match! I love this challenge Colleen, it has nudged me to move out of my gloomy thoughts and think differently, for a while.

      1. Balroop, that makes me so happy. I had so much fun with this challenge. I was worried no one would want to try the form. LOL! I’d like to set up a renga email list. I’ll create a post with instructions, and maybe you’ll want to join in. It would be fun to create a full kasen (36 stanzas) of the four seasons. I’d even create a free PDF for everyone! 💖

    1. This is my first experience with renga. It pulled me out of my comfort zone for a while. Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. 🤗

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