Lent Day 33

Renga is a collaborative Japanese poem. Haiku is the first stanza of a renga, originally called the hokku in the Renga. The art form evolved into a serious aesthetic endeavor with contests and many forms. The poet Basho is the most notable leader of Renga. This poem can go on for many stanzas, but I will just invite you to respond with one stanza. This short renga is called "tan-renga" and can be created between friends, teacher and students, bloggers, lovers, and hopefully earthling and extraterrestrial in the near future. The leader starts with 5-7-5 and the response is 7-7. The ingenuity in renga is seen in the connection between the two stanzas, or how the second person creates a new meaning. Dozo.

Spring draws thoughts kindly
lost loves return without sting
venom turned to sap