by Masago: Rengay 5 (Sep 30 - Oct 6), Verse 1 (of 6)
Autumn morning —
an old barn bites down
into the ground.
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2007-09-30
2007-09-29
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 Summary
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Summary
The Storm, Now Over
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
Harbour lights — the squeak of a rusty hinge / hangs in the air. /vs
After the second verse was written the theme of "clinging" was chosen and we later noticed a Red/Black secondary theme developing. It turned out that the Red's matched the 3-line haiku and the black matched with the 2-line haiku.
The spinnerbait in the 5th verse is a type of fishing lure with one or more metal blades that are shaped to spin like a propeller. This creates varying degrees of flash and vibration and mimics the movement of a small fish. Water clings to the lure as it is pulled out (unless of course a fish has been caught in which case the fish clings to the hook).
The title of "The Storm, Now Over" was chosen as it can be applied to each verse and, in a way, creates a third, hidden theme of its own.
Click here for link and theme details:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uAMPU04RvuUIw&gid=0
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Rengay 4, Summary
The Storm, Now Over
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
Harbour lights — the squeak of a rusty hinge / hangs in the air. /vs
After the second verse was written the theme of "clinging" was chosen and we later noticed a Red/Black secondary theme developing. It turned out that the Red's matched the 3-line haiku and the black matched with the 2-line haiku.
The spinnerbait in the 5th verse is a type of fishing lure with one or more metal blades that are shaped to spin like a propeller. This creates varying degrees of flash and vibration and mimics the movement of a small fish. Water clings to the lure as it is pulled out (unless of course a fish has been caught in which case the fish clings to the hook).
The title of "The Storm, Now Over" was chosen as it can be applied to each verse and, in a way, creates a third, hidden theme of its own.
Click here for link and theme details:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uAMPU04RvuUIw&gid=0
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-28
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1-6]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verses 1-6 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
Harbour lights — the squeak of a rusty hinge /hangs in the air. /vs
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Rengay 4, Verses 1-6 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
Harbour lights — the squeak of a rusty hinge /hangs in the air. /vs
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2007-09-27
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1-5]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verses 1-5 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Rengay 4, Verses 1-5 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
Late night fishing — black-skirted spinnerbait /kk
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2007-09-26
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1-4]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verses 1-4 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
[This is just a little reminder that rengay is not narrative. It isn't supposed to tell a story although sometimes it works out that way. The major two aspects of rengay are that there is at least one common theme throughout the poem and that each verse somehow links to its previous verse. As well, rengay partners strive to produce something creative, interesting and poetically pleasing.]
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Rengay 4, Verses 1-4 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
A ladybug / holds tight to a twig — cool wind. /vs
[This is just a little reminder that rengay is not narrative. It isn't supposed to tell a story although sometimes it works out that way. The major two aspects of rengay are that there is at least one common theme throughout the poem and that each verse somehow links to its previous verse. As well, rengay partners strive to produce something creative, interesting and poetically pleasing.]
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2007-09-25
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1-3]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verses 1-3 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Rengay 4, Verses 1-3 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
Harvest moon — red acrylic fingernails / open old love letters. /kk
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2007-09-24
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1-2]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verses 1-2 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
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Rengay 4, Verses 1-2 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
Embracing at the door... an ebony hair on his shirt. /vs
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2007-09-23
Rengay Through the Seasons #4 [1]
by Karina Klesko (kk), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay 4, Verse 1 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
This rengay was written with Karina Klesko. Karina lives in Louisiana and is formerly from upstate New York. She has been writing most of her life. In addition to writing children's books and Christian bible study plans, she writes rengay, tanka, renga, renku, and other poetry forms. She also works with young children developing haiku learning exercises. In 2004 Karina founded the The Outlaw Poets Yahoo poetry news group which was established for the sake of creativity in writing rather than for keeping to strict forms of western writing, leaning more towards eastern style forms:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheOutlawPoets/
Karina is also the owner of Poetrywriting.org and sponsors The Sketchbook, Karina Klesko editor, John Daleiden editor. The Link to the latest Sketchbook on-line is:
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook2-3Mar07/0_AEnter_Sketchbook_2-3.htm
I joined The Outlaw Poets about a year ago and Karina and I subsequently wrote numerous renku and rengay together. In fact, it was with Karina that I first participated in writing a rengay. I think it is therefore appropriate that Karina be the first guest writer in this Rengay Through the Seasons project.
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Rengay 4, Verse 1 (of 6):
Autumn afternoon — rose petals cling / to the cemetery gate. /kk
This rengay was written with Karina Klesko. Karina lives in Louisiana and is formerly from upstate New York. She has been writing most of her life. In addition to writing children's books and Christian bible study plans, she writes rengay, tanka, renga, renku, and other poetry forms. She also works with young children developing haiku learning exercises. In 2004 Karina founded the The Outlaw Poets Yahoo poetry news group which was established for the sake of creativity in writing rather than for keeping to strict forms of western writing, leaning more towards eastern style forms:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheOutlawPoets/
Karina is also the owner of Poetrywriting.org and sponsors The Sketchbook, Karina Klesko editor, John Daleiden editor. The Link to the latest Sketchbook on-line is:
http://poetrywriting.org/Sketchbook2-3Mar07/0_AEnter_Sketchbook_2-3.htm
I joined The Outlaw Poets about a year ago and Karina and I subsequently wrote numerous renku and rengay together. In fact, it was with Karina that I first participated in writing a rengay. I think it is therefore appropriate that Karina be the first guest writer in this Rengay Through the Seasons project.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-22
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-6] Summary
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-6 (of 6) Summary
Pile of Spruce
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
A field mouse / darts into the pile of spruce — mountain hut.
This rengay's first verse about squirrels is based on a real-life battle we've been fighting. We live in an old neigbourhood (circa 1930) with lots of tall evergreens which attract many squirrels. In past years they somehow found a way to get into the attic and they loved to store pine cones up there. When I first went in the attic I was amazed at the huge pile of pine cones in one corner. I have since repaired the few places where they were getting in and we now currently are winning this battle.
The central theme of this rengay is "conifers" (evergreens). Each of the main species of conifers are mentioned in different verses: Pine, Cedar, Larch, Fir, Juniper, and Spruce.
There is a second theme of "accumulations": pine cones in the attic, layers of moss on the cedar shakes, larch needles on the ground, fallen leaves on the seedling fir, the scent of juniper added to that of the alpine flowers, and the pile of spruce firewood.
As the first verse references a small animal (squirrel) it seems appropriate to have the last verse also reference a small animal (mouse). Both little animals are unwelcome intruders. Although our house is not a mountain hut we sometimes feel that it is.
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Pile of Spruce
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
A field mouse / darts into the pile of spruce — mountain hut.
This rengay's first verse about squirrels is based on a real-life battle we've been fighting. We live in an old neigbourhood (circa 1930) with lots of tall evergreens which attract many squirrels. In past years they somehow found a way to get into the attic and they loved to store pine cones up there. When I first went in the attic I was amazed at the huge pile of pine cones in one corner. I have since repaired the few places where they were getting in and we now currently are winning this battle.
The central theme of this rengay is "conifers" (evergreens). Each of the main species of conifers are mentioned in different verses: Pine, Cedar, Larch, Fir, Juniper, and Spruce.
There is a second theme of "accumulations": pine cones in the attic, layers of moss on the cedar shakes, larch needles on the ground, fallen leaves on the seedling fir, the scent of juniper added to that of the alpine flowers, and the pile of spruce firewood.
As the first verse references a small animal (squirrel) it seems appropriate to have the last verse also reference a small animal (mouse). Both little animals are unwelcome intruders. Although our house is not a mountain hut we sometimes feel that it is.
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2007-09-21
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-6]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-6 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
A field mouse / darts into the pile of spruce — mountain hut.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
A field mouse / darts into the pile of spruce — mountain hut.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-20
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-5]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-5 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Alpine meadow flowers... the added scent of juniper.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-19
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-4]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-4 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
A seedling fir, nearly covered in leaves — forest clearing.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-18
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-3]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-3 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Yellowing larch — the wind shakes more needles / onto the ground.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-17
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1-2]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verses 1-2 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
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Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
A layer of dark moss, on each cedar shake.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-16
Rengay Through the Seasons #3 [1]
by Masago: Rengay 3, Verse 1 (of 6)
Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
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Little beggar... squirreling away pine cones / in our roof.
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2007-09-15
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-6] Summary
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-6 (of 6) Summary
Faint Thump
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
He knew before / the ball was even snapped — long bomb.
The first verse of this rengay was based on hearing a neighbour kid get in a few last moments of an autumn day. And an experience of summer that was soon going to end with the coming of winter.
The central theme is the notion of something barely perceptible. A second theme of senses came to me after writing the second verse. There are five senses and yet there are 6 verses in rengay. The idea of using the 6th sense, intuition, as the last sense in the series was suddenly obvious.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uCLl-_fg21vQA&gid=0
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Faint Thump
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
He knew before / the ball was even snapped — long bomb.
The first verse of this rengay was based on hearing a neighbour kid get in a few last moments of an autumn day. And an experience of summer that was soon going to end with the coming of winter.
The central theme is the notion of something barely perceptible. A second theme of senses came to me after writing the second verse. There are five senses and yet there are 6 verses in rengay. The idea of using the 6th sense, intuition, as the last sense in the series was suddenly obvious.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uCLl-_fg21vQA&gid=0
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-14
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-6]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-6 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
He knew before / the ball was even snapped — long bomb.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
He knew before / the ball was even snapped — long bomb.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-13
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-5]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-5 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
In line to buy corn — I can almost taste it.
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-12
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-4]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-4 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
A new bill / in change... the slight feel / of "Twenty Dollars".
Click here for the previous rengay in the series.
2007-09-11
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-3]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-3 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
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The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
That area / in Grandma's back yard — hint of mint.
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2007-09-10
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1-2]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verses 1-2 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
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The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
Canola field horizon — a glint of setting sun.
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2007-09-09
Rengay Through the Seasons #2 [1]
by Masago: Rengay 2, Verse 1 (of 6)
The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
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The faint thump / of a distant basketball — autumn evening.
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2007-09-08
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-6] Summary
By Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-6 (of 6) Summary
Popsicle Stick
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
Red ants swarm / over a popsicle stick — driveway curb.
The first verse of each solo rengay in this series will be chosen from haiku that I wrote between July 25, 2005 and August 10, 2006. This first one:
A green sprig
pokes above the edge —
eaves trough.
...was written after an early Autumn walk we took around the neigbourhood. At one house I saw a little weed poking above the edge of the eaves trough. It reminded me of the debris in our own eaves trough that would soon need attention. The verses in this rengay follow a theme of "Needing Clean-up". As well, each verse links to the one before it and the last verse links to the first verse. Please click on the following link for notes on the linking and other technical details:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uAIxcVRM-wLIA
Note: Click on the "Project" button near the top of the first sheet to access the Notes page.
Click here for the project archives.
Popsicle Stick
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
Red ants swarm / over a popsicle stick — driveway curb.
The first verse of each solo rengay in this series will be chosen from haiku that I wrote between July 25, 2005 and August 10, 2006. This first one:
A green sprig
pokes above the edge —
eaves trough.
...was written after an early Autumn walk we took around the neigbourhood. At one house I saw a little weed poking above the edge of the eaves trough. It reminded me of the debris in our own eaves trough that would soon need attention. The verses in this rengay follow a theme of "Needing Clean-up". As well, each verse links to the one before it and the last verse links to the first verse. Please click on the following link for notes on the linking and other technical details:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pcytHc47X3uAIxcVRM-wLIA
Note: Click on the "Project" button near the top of the first sheet to access the Notes page.
Click here for the project archives.
2007-09-07
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-6]
by Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-6 (of 6)
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
Red ants swarm / over a popsicle stick — driveway curb.
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
Red ants swarm / over a popsicle stick — driveway curb.
2007-09-06
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-5]
by Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-5 (of 6)
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A boy in his room — his stuff on the floor.
2007-09-05
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-4]
by Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-4 (of 6)
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
Dirty dishes / spread on the kitchen table... vase of daisies.
2007-09-04
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-3]
by Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-3 (of 6)
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
Rear car window — "Wash Me" handwritten / in stuck-on dust.
2007-09-03
Rengay Through the Seasons #1 [1-2]
by Masago: Rengay 1, Verses 1-2 (of 6)
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
[For the sake of readers who are new to Rengay I will add a few remarks at this point. This is the second of six verses that will be posted. In the solo and two-person rengay, the 2nd and 5th verses are two-line haiku. That is, they consist of two lines that are about the same length as the middle line of a regular 3-line haiku. They are also generally "cut" at the end of the second line as in regular haiku (i.e. a 2-line verse should not read as one sentence or phrase).
In addition, there is a link between the previous verse and current verse. Sometimes the links in Rengay are obvious and sometimes they are more subtle. These links are similar to the links in Renku and like between the haiku in my last year's linked haiku project. Do you see a link between these two verses above?
Finally, a Rengay has one or more themes that run through every verse. This provides a unifying aspect to each Rengay. Hopefully you will get a feel for the theme I have in mind for the Rengay as each verse is posted. At the end of the week I'll post the theme(s) I had in mind along with the links and other notes.]
A green sprig / pokes above the edge — eaves trough.
Leaves in the back yard, a frisbee almost buried.
[For the sake of readers who are new to Rengay I will add a few remarks at this point. This is the second of six verses that will be posted. In the solo and two-person rengay, the 2nd and 5th verses are two-line haiku. That is, they consist of two lines that are about the same length as the middle line of a regular 3-line haiku. They are also generally "cut" at the end of the second line as in regular haiku (i.e. a 2-line verse should not read as one sentence or phrase).
In addition, there is a link between the previous verse and current verse. Sometimes the links in Rengay are obvious and sometimes they are more subtle. These links are similar to the links in Renku and like between the haiku in my last year's linked haiku project. Do you see a link between these two verses above?
Finally, a Rengay has one or more themes that run through every verse. This provides a unifying aspect to each Rengay. Hopefully you will get a feel for the theme I have in mind for the Rengay as each verse is posted. At the end of the week I'll post the theme(s) I had in mind along with the links and other notes.]
2007-09-02
2007-09-01
Rengay Through the Seasons: Kick-off
Each day in this past year I posted a haiku that became part of a year-long linked haiku project:
http://haikuworkshop.pbwiki.com/LinkedYear2006
I'd like to thank you all for your comments and suggestions for this project. Your support over the past 12 months has been greatly appreciated.
This coming year I will be doing a new project consisting of a set 52 weekly Rengay poems. A Rengay consists of six linked haiku that support a common theme. For more information about Rengay, see the following notes by Joan Zimmerman:
http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/rengay.htm
Most Rengay are written collaboratively with two or three participants. They can also be written by one or six individuals. The rengay in this project will primarily be written solo (by me). However, twelve of them, one for each month of the year, will be done as a joint effort with different guest rengay/haiku friends.
Each day of the week I plan to post a different verse from that week's Rengay. On the last day of the week I will post a title, the theme I had in mind, linking details, and technical notes.
I look forward to your comments and suggestions. I plan to tweak verses and adjust Rengay titles based on your feedback.
http://haikuworkshop.pbwiki.com/LinkedYear2006
I'd like to thank you all for your comments and suggestions for this project. Your support over the past 12 months has been greatly appreciated.
This coming year I will be doing a new project consisting of a set 52 weekly Rengay poems. A Rengay consists of six linked haiku that support a common theme. For more information about Rengay, see the following notes by Joan Zimmerman:
http://www.baymoon.com/~ariadne/form/rengay.htm
Most Rengay are written collaboratively with two or three participants. They can also be written by one or six individuals. The rengay in this project will primarily be written solo (by me). However, twelve of them, one for each month of the year, will be done as a joint effort with different guest rengay/haiku friends.
Each day of the week I plan to post a different verse from that week's Rengay. On the last day of the week I will post a title, the theme I had in mind, linking details, and technical notes.
I look forward to your comments and suggestions. I plan to tweak verses and adjust Rengay titles based on your feedback.
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