I can't pass on a challenge, when it comes to poetry especially. But this one is mega hard. We're challenged to complete a Basho haiku from the early seventeenth century.
missing a wife
the bamboo grass dives under
.........
I tried:
missing a wife
the bamboo grass dives under
trouble and strife
But it was too flippant.
I tried:
missing a wife
the bamboo grass dives under
giving up on life
But that was a little depressing.
I tried:
missing a wife
the bamboo grass dives under
cutting like a knife
At which point I admitted defeat. At least I tried Hey? As did others at carpe diem
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4 comments:
Emma ... what a struggle ... I am proud to see how you've taken up this tough challenge. I think that the third attempt is the most appreciated completion ... Basho would be proud as you have to be on this challenge ... well done.
I don't think you were defeated.
Each of these makes sense in a way that the starting fragment did not.
Cheers!
JzN
Ah - a typo.
I'm JzB not whatever that last signoff said.
Emma, they all make sense to me. The prompt was not easy. Well done!
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