Rengay Through the Seasons #18 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #18 (Dec 30 to Jan 5, 2008), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

A cardinal settles / among the tree's twigs — falling snow.
Ice fog hangs in the air — an owl perches on a stump.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #18 [1]

by Masago: Rengay #18 (Dec 30 to Jan 5, 2008), Verse 1 (of 6)

A cardinal settles / among the tree's twigs — falling snow.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007) Summary

Another Gin

Snowy evening —
a Christmas card for mailing,
last year.

The party guests leave —
she wins another gin.

He says he knows
the one who gave the gift —
missing nametag.

Returned gamecard —
the one he really wants,
is not in stock.

Hockey card collection,
all but Wayne Gretzky's.

The mailman
comes around early —
credit card bills.

The central theme of this rengay is "Cards" with a secondary theme of "Not". Although all but the first verse has an explicit winter season reference, one should likely get a Christmas holiday feeling after reading the entire rengay. Verse two describes the leaving of party guests. There are many parties and get-togethers at this time of the year. In the third verse there is a gift without a name tag, a not uncommon event on Christmas morning (or Christmas Eve for some). In verse 4 we have a gift being returned on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas when a lot of gifts are returned, wrong size etc... a very busy shopping day. The actual term "boxing day" is of British origin). In verse six we have the after-Christmas bills to think about (or not).

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1-6]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.
The party guests leave — she wins another gin.
He says he knows / the one who gave the gift — missing nametag.
Returned gamecard — the one he really wants, / is not in stock.
Hockey card collection, all but Wayne Gretzky's*.
The mailman / comes around early — credit card bills.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1-5]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.
The party guests leave — she wins another gin.
He says he knows / the one who gave the gift — missing nametag.
Returned gamecard — the one he really wants, / is not in stock.
Hockey card collection, all but Wayne Gretzky's*.

*Wayne Gretzky, nicknamed "The Great One," is a very famous hockey player who played in the NHL during the 1980's and 1990's. He broke many records, many of which still stand today. Some say his records may never be broken.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1-4]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.
The party guests leave — she wins another gin.
He says he knows / the one who gave the gift — missing nametag.
Returned gamecard — the one he really wants, / is not in stock.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1-3]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.
The party guests leave — she wins another gin.
He says he knows / the one who gave the gift — missing nametag.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.
The party guests leave — she wins another gin.

*** Holiday Greetings to you All ***

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Rengay Through the Seasons #17 [1]

by Masago: Rengay #17 (Dec 23-29, 2007), Verse 1 (of 6)

Snowy evening — a Christmas card for mailing, last year.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 Summary
by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Summary

Shadow of a Crow

Shadow of a crow
on the snow in front of me —
where's the bird? /ym

Fired from somewhere...
a snowball finds its mark. /vs

Guarding
an empty doghouse,
a frosty man /ym

The house key
slips out of my hand —
fresh drift. /vs

A sudden sound, a sneeze —
the bushes move nearby. /ym

Our toboggan
hits a bump... kids ahead
begin to scatter. /vs

We started this rengay with the theme of "Where?" but as it developed we found "Snow" was the more prominent theme. Yvonne likes a rengay to tell a story so we also chose to write this rengay with a somewhat narrative tone.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1-6]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verses 1-6 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym
Fired from somewhere... a snowball finds its mark. /vs
Guarding / an empty doghouse, a frosty man /ym
The house key / slips out of my hand — fresh drift. /vs
A sudden sound, a sneeze — the bushes move nearby. /ym
Our toboggan / hits a bump... kids ahead / begin to scatter. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1-5]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verses 1-5 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym
Fired from somewhere... a snowball finds its mark. /vs
Guarding / an empty doghouse, a frosty man /ym
The house key / slips out of my hand — fresh drift. /vs
A sudden sound, a sneeze — the bushes move nearby. /ym

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1-4]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verses 1-4 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym
Fired from somewhere... a snowball finds its mark. /vs
Guarding / an empty doghouse, a frosty man /ym
The house key / slips out of my hand — fresh drift. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1-3]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verses 1-3 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym
Fired from somewhere... a snowball finds its mark. /vs
Guarding / an empty doghouse, a frosty man /ym

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1-2]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verses 1-2 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym
Fired from somewhere... a snowball finds its mark. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #16 [1]

by Yvonne Myers (ym), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #16 (Dec 16-22) Verse 1 (of 6):

Shadow of a crow / on the snow in front of me — where's the bird? /ym

This rengay was written with Yvonne Myers who is the moderator of the Off-the-wall "haiku" group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/offthewallhaiku/

Yvonne and I wrote a rengay together in June 2007. Since then numerous rengay have been written by members of Off-the-Wall.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15) Summary

Rising Snowball

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.
Fort facing / fort... a snowball rises / high in the air.
Backyard rink — the puck sails above / a frozen lawn.
A black, slippery patch — the brakes do their best.
The puppy tries / to make it 'round the corner — waxed hardwood.

The theme of this rengay is "Gliding Motion". In a winter setting it begins with the natural setting of a river valley and then progresses toward human-related things including a snowball fight, hockey, an automobile, and finally a dog in the hallway.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1-6]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.
Fort facing / fort... a snowball rises / high in the air.
Backyard rink — the puck sails above / a frozen lawn.
A black, slippery patch — the brakes do their best.
The puppy tries / to make it 'round the corner — waxed hardwood.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1-5]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.
Fort facing / fort... a snowball rises / high in the air.
Backyard rink — the puck sails above / a frozen lawn.
A black, slippery patch — the brakes do their best.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1-4]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.
Fort facing / fort... a snowball rises / high in the air.
Backyard rink — the puck sails above / a frozen lawn.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1-3]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.
Fort facing / fort... a snowball rises / high in the air.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.
The bank's wooded edge — a magpie swoops down.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #15 [1]

by Masago: Rengay #15 (Dec 9-15), Verse 1 (of 6)

River ice — a muskrat glides under / in silence.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2 - 8, 2007) Summary

Polly's cracker

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.
Around and around — the kitten almost catches / its own tail.
I put my finger / through the parrot's cage — Polly's cracker?
Seated, we wait to leave — the train beside us backs up.
Empty koi pond — an orange leaf "swims" / toward me.

The central theme of this rengay is "Misperception", something that is a daily occurrence for some of us. :-)

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1-6]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.
Around and around — the kitten almost catches / its own tail.
I put my finger / through the parrot's cage — Polly's cracker?
Seated, we wait to leave — the train beside us backs up.
Empty koi pond — an orange leaf "swims" / toward me.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1-5]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.
Around and around — the kitten almost catches / its own tail.
I put my finger / through the parrot's cage — Polly's cracker?
Seated, we wait to leave — the train beside us backs up.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1-4]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.
Around and around — the kitten almost catches / its own tail.
I put my finger / through the parrot's cage — Polly's cracker?

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1-3]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.
Around and around — the kitten almost catches / its own tail.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.
Playground sunset shadows — school kids grow taller.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #14 [1]

by Masago: Rengay #14 (Dec 2-8), Verse 1 (of 6)

The dog's legs / have become shorter — first snowfall.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #13 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #11 (Nov 25 - Dec 1, 2007) Summary

Pink Cascades

Cascades of pink / among windowsill cacti — first openings.
Popcorn out of the microwave — steam bursts from the corners.
Weight watcher — the host offers her another / piece of cake.
Channel surfing — a new gadget shown on / the shopping channel.
Crowded holiday mall — she squeezes his hand tighter.
A stubborn cork / finally comes loose — bottle of Rosé.

The central theme of this rengay is "Small Dangers". Each verse highlights a small danger, none of which are too serious and in most cases unlikely to happen for most of us. The other theme is "Openings". Thanks to Floots for first pointing out this theme. Thanks also to Polona for our third theme of "Indulgences".

In verse 5 there is mention of a holiday mall (e.g. in the US Thanksgiving is a late autumn holiday). The "she" in this verse could be a mother squeezing her son's hand. It could also be a man and woman with the squeeze being a little symbol of the love between them. The small danger is that they may be spotted in the mall and their secret relationship could be exposed.

The feeling of celebration in verse 5 and the feeling of Rosé wine being poured in verse 6 reminds one of the pink cascades in verse 1.

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