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Old 10-23-2010, 06:02 PM   #16
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Sad no doubt but life goes on
Til the next bright soul is lost
Well that's 16 syllables, but who's counting?

Sad no doubt but life goes on
Til the next bright soul is lost


Lamb and tyger follow
Their songlines until
Time carries song away.
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Old 10-23-2010, 06:21 PM   #17
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Well that's 16 syllables, but who's counting?
Wait a sec...I really want to get this right? Am I right in thinking that it's

Writer 1

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Writer 2

7 syllables
7 syllables.
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Old 10-23-2010, 06:39 PM   #18
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Sorry, I only have 3 fingers and I lost count.
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Old 10-23-2010, 06:54 PM   #19
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Well that's 16 syllables, but who's counting? :p
when I count it's 14 -are you from Alabama or something?
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Old 10-23-2010, 07:08 PM   #20
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when I count it's 14
Maths isn't my strong point, but I counted 14 as well. (Counting on my fingers seems to work fairly well for me too).
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Old 10-23-2010, 08:01 PM   #21
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I think it was re-conceived to be words instead of syllables. I am probably wrong, though.
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Old 10-24-2010, 05:46 AM   #22
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I think it was re-conceived to be words instead of syllables. I am probably wrong, though.
Confirmation from the starter of this thread and anyone else who contributed? I have zero imagination, so if it said syllables, I was sticking to that guideline.
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Old 10-25-2010, 11:12 AM   #23
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Wait a sec...I really want to get this right? Am I right in thinking that it's

Writer 1

5 syllables
7 syllables
5 syllables

Writer 2

7 syllables
7 syllables.
My bad! It is 14. Carry on!
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Old 10-25-2010, 11:25 PM   #24
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Phew!
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Old 10-26-2010, 08:44 AM   #25
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Old 10-26-2010, 09:27 AM   #26
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Old 10-26-2010, 10:50 AM   #27
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So, wait...is it two writers or three writers?

In other words, does monster's entry end it, or are we supposed to repeat what foot did with different words (and then THAT ends it)?

I'm SOOOO confused. (Pay me no mind, my OCD and need for order and symmetry make me need the most concrete rules possible.)
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Old 10-26-2010, 11:50 AM   #28
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So, wait...is it two writers or three writers?

In other words, does monster's entry end it, or are we supposed to repeat what foot did with different words (and then THAT ends it)?

I'm SOOOO confused. (Pay me no mind, my OCD and need for order and symmetry make me need the most concrete rules possible.)
A renga can go on as long as people want to keep contributing to it. You can continue one or start an entire new one. The writing of rengas was a party game for Japanese intellectuals. Take one renga and plenty of saki and you had a poem of epic proportions! Sooooo...

Leisurely.... Sudden hurry
...last night's meal, it was curry


Frog legs with a touch of spice
Glinda ate her fill.
That frog tasted very nice!

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Old 10-26-2010, 12:54 PM   #29
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I
think that
if you are
going to bend
the rules of renga
you might as well aim for
a completely new level
in fact, a different structure
syllabically defiant.
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Old 10-26-2010, 12:56 PM   #30
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I syllable* on my bed
The pillow: it's wet!
I can't hold back the spittle.

*pronunciation key: si LAH bull
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