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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1-6]

2008-07-18T19:56:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

After the storm...
the ground receives a kiss
from the rose.

Our lovers' quarrel ends —
the make-up smooch begins.

She presses —
a tissue between her lips
lipstick remains.

Perched on a stick —
he pecks at the budgie
in the mirror.

The soccer ball rises —
his first forward heading.

The politician
stops to bless a baby —
soft, pink forehead.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1-5]

2008-07-17T18:05:00.003-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

After the storm... the ground receives a kiss / from the rose.
Our lovers' quarrel ends — the make-up smooch begins.
She presses / a tissue between her lips — lipstick remains.
Perched on a stick — he pecks at the budgie / in the mirror.
The soccer ball rises — his first forward heading.

[A forward heading is hitting a soccer ball with your head toward your opponent's goal. It allows you to gain possession of the ball, pass, set up an attack, score goals and defensively clear the ball from the goal area. The fun part of this verse is that it is his first try at this and instead of bouncing the ball off his forehead, the implication is that it hits him straight in the face, and he metaphorically "kisses" the ball.]

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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1-4]

2008-07-16T18:27:00.005-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

After the storm... the ground receives a kiss / from the rose.
Our lovers' quarrel ends — the make-up smooch begins.
She presses / a tissue between her lips — lipstick remains.
Perched on a stick — he pecks at the budgie / in the mirror.

[I received some off-line feedback about the following verse that I posted last night:

Noticed after
arriving home late —
lipstick stains.

It seems that this verse tends to bring down the up-lifting feeling of the previous verse about quarreling lovers making up. I tend to agree so I have therefore replaced it with the "tissue" verse above. Hopefully you too will prefer the replacement.]

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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1-3]

2008-07-15T18:57:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

After the storm... the ground receives a kiss / from the rose.
Our lovers' quarrel ends — the make-up smooch begins.
Noticed after / arriving home late — lipstick stains.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1-2]

2008-07-14T19:38:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

After the storm... the ground receives a kiss / from the rose.
Our lovers' quarrel ends — the make-up smooch begins.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #46 [1]

2008-07-13T17:21:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #46 (Jul 13-19, 2008), Verse 1 (of 6)

After the storm... the ground receives a kiss / from the rose.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 Summary

2008-07-12T23:13:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008) Summary

Pavement Blossoms

City park —
azalea petals among
cigarette butts.

Charred forest remains —
pink fireweed blossoms.

The front lawn,
long and going to seed —
beds of gout weed.

Weathered stump —
a green sprig emerges
from the moss.

A rusted bottle cap —
clumps of brown lichen.

Coloured chalk
blossoms — a flower bouquet
on the pavement.

The central theme in this rengay is "Botanical Beauty Contrasted". Verse 6 was inspired by a dream around the time that the 4th verse had just been written. The haiku inspired from the dream fit so well as the last verse in terms of theme and linking to the first verse that I decided to use it and to write a verse 5 to fit.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1-6]

2008-07-11T18:51:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.
Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms.
The front lawn, long and going to seed — beds of gout weed.
Weathered stump — a green sprig emerges / from the moss.
A rusted bottle cap — clumps of brown lichen.
Coloured chalk / blossoms — a flower bouquet / on the pavement.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1-5]

2008-07-10T19:23:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.
Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms.
The front lawn, long and going to seed — beds of gout weed.
Weathered stump — a green sprig emerges / from the moss.
A rusted bottle cap — clumps of brown lichen.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1-4]

2008-07-09T19:02:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.
Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms.
The front lawn, long and going to seed — beds of gout weed.
Weathered stump — a green sprig emerges / from the moss.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1-3]

2008-07-08T18:53:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.
Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms.
The front lawn, long and going to seed — beds of gout weed.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1-2]

2008-07-07T18:28:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.
Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #45 [1]

2008-07-06T18:51:00.001-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #45 (Jul 6-12, 2008), Verse 1 (of 6)

City park — azalea petals among / cigarette butts.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 Summary

2008-07-05T23:23:00.002-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Summary

Out in the Rain

At the pond —
we splash sun all over
each other. /ha

A birdbath out in the rain —
each drop bursts into many. /vs

Overflowing tub —
the toddler drenched from saving
"drowned water." /ha

Baby's baptism —
the minister also gets
a christening. /vs

Wind through the graveyard —
an elm scatters shadows. /ha

Poolside repose —
a vodka martini with
a splash of lime. /vs

The central theme in this rengay is "Splashing".

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1-6]

2008-07-04T16:38:00.001-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verses 1-6 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha
A birdbath out in the rain — each drop bursts into many. /vs
Overflowing tub — the toddler drenched from saving / "drowned water." /ha
Baby's baptism — the minister also gets / a christening. /vs
Wind through the graveyard — an elm scatters shadows. /ha
Poolside repose — a vodka martini with / a splash of lime. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1-5]

2008-07-03T17:58:00.003-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verses 1-5 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha
A birdbath out in the rain — each drop bursts into many. /vs
Overflowing tub — the toddler drenched from saving / "drowned water." /ha
Baby's baptism — the minister also gets / a christening. /vs
Wind through the graveyard — an elm scatters shadows. /ha

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1-4]

2008-07-02T19:13:00.002-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verses 1-4 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha
A birdbath out in the rain — each drop bursts into many. /vs
Overflowing tub — the toddler drenched from saving / "drowned water." /ha
Baby's baptism — the minister also gets / a christening. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1-3]

2008-07-01T17:15:00.004-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verses 1-3 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha
A birdbath out in the rain — each drop bursts into many. /vs
Overflowing tub — the toddler drenched from saving / "drowned water." /ha

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1-2]

2008-06-30T18:04:00.003-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verses 1-2 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha
A birdbath out in the rain — each drop bursts into many. /vs

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Rengay Through the Seasons #44 [1]

2008-06-29T19:08:00.004-06:00

by hortensia anderson (ha), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #44 (Jun 29 - Jul 5, 2008) Verse 1 (of 6):

At the pond — we splash sun all over / each other. /ha

This rengai was written with hortensia anderson who lives in the east village in nyc, usa. She took workshops at ABC NO RIO with Dorothy Friedman August and with many poets at the St. Mark's Poetry Project including Bernadette Mayer, Maureen Owen, and Allen Ginsberg.

She loves haibun, edits the haibun column for "moonset, the newspaper", and maintains a blog with monthly entries:

The Plenitude of Emptiness:
http://hortensiaanderson.blogspot.com/

She derives the most satisfaction from collaborations.

the timelessness
of cyberspace -
we birth a poem

Hortensia and I have collaborated on numerous poetic projects and she was one of the first who supported the idea of undertaking this "Rengay Through the Seasons project".

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Rengay Through the Seasons #43 Summary

2008-06-28T22:31:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #43 (Jun 22-28, 2008) Summary

End Game

Long day —
the sun goes to bed
after I do.

We get ice-cream cones —
a lick sends my scoop flying.

Rising tide —
a wave laps over the last
of the castle.

A sudden squall —
an outdoor chess match
enters the end game.

At the end of the dock —
he tries hooking minnows.

Awakened at dawn —
the sound of sirens grab
my attention.

The central theme in this rengay is "Endings".

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Rengay Through the Seasons #43 [1-6]

2008-06-27T18:18:00.003-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #42 (Jun 22-28, 2008), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

Long day — the sun goes to bed / after I do.
We get ice-cream cones — a lick sends my scoop flying.
Rising tide — a wave laps over the last / of the castle.
A sudden squall — an outdoor chess match / enters the end game.
At the end of the dock — he tries hooking minnows.
Awakened at dawn — the sound of sirens grab / our attention.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #43 [1-5]

2008-06-26T17:53:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #42 (Jun 22-28, 2008), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

Long day — the sun goes to bed / after I do.
We get ice-cream cones — a lick sends my scoop flying.
Rising tide — a wave laps over the last / of the castle.
A sudden squall — an outdoor chess match / enters the end game.
At the end of the dock — he tries hooking minnows.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #43 [1-4]

2008-06-25T19:03:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #42 (Jun 22-28, 2008), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

Long day — the sun goes to bed / after I do.
We get ice-cream cones — a lick sends my scoop flying.
Rising tide — a wave laps over the last / of the castle.
A sudden squall — an outdoor chess match / enters the end game.

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Rengay Through the Seasons #43 [1-3]

2008-06-24T18:46:00.002-06:00

by Masago: Rengay #42 (Jun 22-28, 2008), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

Long day — the sun goes to bed / after I do.
We get ice-cream cones — a lick sends my scoop flying.
Rising tide — a wave laps over the last / of the castle.

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