A wonderful haiku written by *Anmol aka HA from How Anxious for the November Tan Renga challenge. His words on the chaotic beauty of entangled branches took me back to spring when a Northern Mockingbird family moved into the tree next to the house.
It was temporary… the stick and fur-lined nest. First four turquoise speckled eggs appeared, then, in a couple of weeks, cracked shells. They looked like featherless, big beaked blobs. How else can one describe them? Eventually their feathers grew in and, of course, their appetites increased . I was sad to find the nest empty one day.
In Tan Renga style, HA’s haiku comes first followed by my two, seven-syllable line completion.
entangled branches
sun ascends through lifeless limbs
beautiful chaos*
now an intricate bird’s nest
cradling a voracious brood
Chevrefeuille’s Carpe Diem November Tan Renga Challenge
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Tan Renga Library:
- Beautiful Chaos #tanrenga #haiku #photography (moondustwriter.com)
- Imperturbable (magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com)
- Carpe Diem Haiku – entangled branches (thepigmentsoflife.wordpress.com)
Love this image!
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Ooo, thank you, Becca 🙂
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Wonderful!
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thank you, Cathy 🙂
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Beautifully completed-new day,new life and I love the word “voracious” 🙂
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thanks, Atreyee – those little ones seem to call out for more and more food constantly. the parents must have been exhausted by the end of the day. ha-ha.
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True-am glad that I am not a bird,lol!
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Amen! 🙂
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😉
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Great image. 🙂
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🙂 thanks for the tan renga moment.
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Awesome Sun … great photo.
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thanks, Kristjaan 🙂 that bird family was a joy to watch but ow, the parents did not like me taking close up shots. they are good at dive bombing.
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lovely tanka between you two…fantastic! Your photo is beautiful!
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thanks, Bastet ♥
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My pleasure ❤
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Such demanding little baby birds! I love how you described the scene. 🙂
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thank you, Adinp. i had a lovely time disturbing them for daily photo sessions. ha-ha. 😆
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I love the image of life taking hold and growing in any tangle of limbs. What a great memory to share with us.
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the way the talented birds can whip up those intricate nests – amazing. thanks Brenda. ☺
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Great photo and ending to this haiku!
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happy you like it, Sara. most of the birds are gone now, for winter. already looking forward to the spring festivities. thanks 🙂
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