Ren Ga

[A Renga is a collaborative japanese verse form. It can be written by any number of poets. It is written in alternating wakkis (WakkiWakki?) (7-7) and hokkus (5-7-5). Each new set of lines should respond to the previous one, by subtly turning on am image or a word. Wordplays which shift the meaning of a word in the previous line are highly valued. The syllabic structure, is, of course, a crude translation.Are there any literary Japanese speakers who want to enlighten us on renga form in Japanese?]

My shoes were so big the mouse

got tangled up in the web


 My shoes were so big the mouse
 got tangled up in the web

WikiWikiWeb so vast it toggles the head so I go to bed

Sugarplums dance in my bed The mouse ate them then fled off -

dragging a pointer on-screen, anticipating a double-click

Right-click once then twice now thrice D*** the machine is frozen

beep beep beep beep beep wiki devoured my edits really good edits

EllenFeiss is mighty nice Sugar, Spice and all things twice!

Should RenGa rhyme or Is that too much distraction From the HaiKu-ness?

Sugar, spice and all twice nice D*** I'm getting addicted

Like moth to a flame Moths in circling of candles Debate the issues


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