Monday, May 23, 2016

Ancient Ninja’s power-play

                                                                          Attribution: un amigo
Image: Ninja (here)

one step outside
the temple gate, it’s Japan --
a tea picker's song   -    © Tagami Kikusha
done with tea ceremony
dazzled by intricate steps    -   ©  Hank's

one step outside
the temple gate, it’s Japan --
a tea picker's song   -     © Tagami Kikusha
mixture of modern times to
ancient Ninja’s power-play    -    ©  Hank's

For Chev's CARPE DIEM  -   Tan Renga Challenge:
"one step outside" by Tagami Kikusha

10 comments:

  1. Interesting with these differnces - times and culture

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  2. You get triple bonus points for inserting a Ninja!

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  3. haha - very nice Hank, but the first thing that came to mind was the Ninja Captain. Well played.

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  4. Have to watch those shadows as the ninja, or ninja wannabes, sneak about

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  5. Interesting ending...especially like the first one.

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  6. Nicely done! Very interesting completion.

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  7. A great write alneit a bit scary, well done Hank.
    Yvonne.

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  8. Oh my, that first completion gives a sense of wonderment and the last one makes me smile.

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