2008-08-09

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 Summary

by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008) Summary

Between

The wipers almost
clean off the windshield —
bugs rest in pieces.

Pansies from her garden —
plated between panes.

Two slices
of fresh deli rye —
watercress.

Picnic table —
seven of us try
to fit around.

We all pose for the shot —
the shutter, slowly pressed.

A frog in water
flicks out its tongue —
catches a fly.

The central theme in this rengay is "Squashed".

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2008-08-08

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-6]

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-6]
by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008), Verses 1-6 (of 6)

The wipers almost / clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.
Two slices / of fresh deli rye — watercress.
Picnic table — seven of us try / to fit around.
We all pose for the shot — the shutter, slowly pressed.
A frog in water / flicks out its tongue — catches a fly.


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2008-08-07

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-5]

by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008), Verses 1-5 (of 6)

The wipers almost / clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.
Two slices / of fresh deli rye — watercress.
Picnic table — seven of us try / to fit around.
We all pose for the shot — the shutter, slowly pressed.


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2008-08-06

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-4]

by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008), Verses 1-4 (of 6)

The wipers almost / clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.
Two slices / of fresh deli rye — watercress.
Picnic table — seven of us try / to fit around.


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2008-08-05

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-3]

by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008), Verses 1-3 (of 6)

The wipers almost / clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.
Two slices / of fresh deli rye — watercress.


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2008-08-04

Rengay Through the Seasons #49 [1-2]

by Masago: Rengay #49 (Aug 3-9, 2008), Verses 1-2 (of 6)

The wipers almost / clean off the windshield — bugs rest in pieces.
Pansies from her garden — plated between panes.


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2008-08-02

Rengay Through the Seasons #48 Summary

by Zhanna P. Rader (zh.r), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #48 (Jul 27 - Aug 2, 2008) Summary


Tender Moments

The fisherman's shirt —
she breathes in its sea smell,
this summer night. /zh.r

He touches her negligee —
tender moments together. /vs

A nun walks by him,
with downcast eyes, trembling —
white lily, pink-edged. /zh.r

Roomful of people —
he, without even trying,
keeps noticing her. /vs

Alone with a nude model —
the young artist wipes her brow. /zh.r

Early beach morning —
he applies suntan lotion
on her sculpted form. /vs

The central theme in this rengay is, of course, "Romance". There is also an alternating pattern of Him / Her throughout each of the verses. In verse 5 there is an intentional ambiguity in that a young male artist could be wiping the female model's brow or it could be that it is a female artist wiping her own brow (and the model is a male).

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2008-08-01

Rengay Through the Seasons #48 [1-6]

by Zhanna P. Rader (zh.r), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #48 (Jul 27 - Aug 2, 2008) Verses 1-6 (of 6):


The fisherman's shirt — she breathes in its sea smell, this summer night. /zh.r
He touches her negligee — tender moments together. /vs
A nun walks by him, with downcast eyes, trembling — white lily, pink-edged. /zh.r
Roomful of people — he, without even trying, keeps noticing her. /vs
Alone with a nude model — the young artist wipes her brow. /zh.r

Early beach morning — he applies suntan lotion / on her sculpted form. /vs

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