Another Elemental Poetry Slam
A fan fiction and poetry slam by Kate-chan 91
Disclaimer: This, my friends, is something that we call a fan fiction. Say it with me: FAN FICTION…
Kate-chan 91's tidbits (A/N): (Throws toast to reviewers) Just to warn y'all, this is my first actual renga, so bear with me. Hopefully, it will turn out to be pretty good.
Enjoy!
Poem Three: Earth Renga
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Hay Lin placed her hand into the bookbag pocket and selected a random strip. She called out the name on it: Will.
"Can I go later? I don't think I can do it right now…" Will told Hay Lin.
"Why not?" Hay Lin questioned.
"I don't know whether I should do my poem based on energy or just substitute the Heart for that…"The redhead answered.
Hay Lin thought about this for a moment. Finally, she replied, "Since the Heart of Kandrakar is pretty much energy anyway, how about you do your poem on that? I'll even let you have your turn later if you want..."
"Sure! Thanks, Hay Lin!" Will said as she started working on her poem.
Hay Lin placed Will's strip back into the pocket and reached in again. "Cornelia!" she yelled when she read the second strip of paper. "It's your turn!"
Cornelia closed her English textbook, which was bookmarked at the poetry section, grabbed her poem, and walked to the front of the crowd. (At the same time, Irma grabbed the textbook in order to check on Cornelia's credibility as she recited her poem.)
The earth guardian said, "My poem is a renga. A renga is a Japanese poem which is usually worked on by two or more people. Rengas usually start with a haiku, then two 7-7 syllable lines called a waki, then… (A pause occurred as she looked at the back of her piece of paper for notes) and then a 5-7-5 stanza called a daisan, which traditionally ends with a word that ends with –te. You can usually repeat those steps at least one more time if you like, which is called… hikaru, and the final stanza is called… ageku. However, these rules can be played around with varying success."
Cornelia cleared her throat before reciting her renga about her element.
The snow has melted,
The flowers start to bloom,
Spring is on its way
Animals have since awaken,
Newborn babies have been born
Death is not around
Life spreads throughout the land
Spring has started now
Every single one of her friends applauded.
End of Chapter Three
A/N: I'm so sorry for releasing this chapter on a late date. Still, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and you will review if you have the time.
Ja Ne!
Kate-chan 91