Renhai Reflections: Softly a Tear

Softly a Tear
A Renhai by Gillena Cox (gc) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

a flower unfurls
yesterday's bud now blossomed —
the roosters' silence /gc

Japan's pain echoes throughout — /gc
the flag hoisted to haft-mast /vs

the sound of crickets —
opening her letter once more,
her words bring tears /vs

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[This is the first recorded renhai that used the Reverse Split method (see the notes for details).]

Renhai Reflections: Slowly, Surely

Slowly, Surely
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Janice Thomson (jt)

After ten minutes
I leave the tanning bed —
white-circled eyes. /jt

Ripples on snow-melt puddles — /vs
the roof soaks up the sun. /jt

I start to doze off
in the bubbling hot tub —
page twenty-five... /vs

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[This renhai is the third in a six-part series... check the notes for details.]

Renhai Reflections: Recent Studio Renhai

The following are a few recent Renhai that members of the Renhai Studio group have written (and appeared in a recent issue of the Sketchbook poetry journal):

At the Shrine
A Renhai by Dr. Vidur Jyoti (Solo), India
http://cflat7.drivehq.com/Renhai_0259.htm

The Merry-go-round
A Renhai by John Daleiden (Solo), USA
http://cflat7.drivehq.com/Renhai_0261.htm

Meltwater
A Renhai by Heike Gewi, Aden/Yemen and Walter Mathois, Vienna/Austria
http://cflat7.drivehq.com/Renhai_0262.htm

Renhai Reflections: Contrapuntal Harmonies

Contrapuntal Harmonies
A Renhai by Jerry McKenzie (jm) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

Wet paint
on the cemetary gate —
rain and tears. /jm

A song ending the noon hour — /vs
the new digital carillon. /jm

The yellow cuckoo
makes his loud appearance,
tick-tock, tick-tock... /vs

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Renhai Reflections: Life's Rush

Life's Rush
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Janice Thomson (jt)

At the interview
I pull my skirt down an inch —
the watch alarm rings. /jt

The pulled-back bed covers — /vs
things-to-do page left open. /jt

Waiting for her
in Chapters, I leaf through
a gadget magazine. /vs

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[This renhai is the second in a six-part series... check the notes for details.]

Renhai Reflections: Well Done

Well Done
A Renhai by Gillena Cox (gc) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

the weekend party —
I exchange views with the town's
theatre critic /vs

the aroma of white tea — /gc
words of Dickens between sips /vs

shy the applause —
rises to a tremendous
standing ovation /gc

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