Renhai Reflections 184: On the Loose

On the Loose
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (Solo)

Poplar fuzz
fills the sky... drifting
on the ground.

Cherry petals face the wind —
the garden path grows pinker.

Open pickup —
pieces of carpet fly out
on the road.

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Renhai Reflections 183: Within, Without

Within, Without
A Renhai by Jerry McKenzie (jm) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

kitchen sink —
the bowl floats within
a submerged pot. /jm

inch of rain in the dog dish — /jm
the mailbox, overflowing... /vs

sea floor oil leak —
the lowered containment vessel
plugs with ice /vs

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[See notes for info about the oil leak reference in verse 3.]

Renhai Reflections 182: Concurrent

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

the old shopkeeper
bagging a purchase; he greets
a new customer /gc

between the calls of a finch /vs
the street-sweeper sneezes, dawn /gc

the haunting echo
of a hidden distant loon...
I pass our lunch pack /vs

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Renhai Reflections 181: Limit Encounters

Limit Encounters
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Jerry McKenzie (jm)

From the edge
a fly descends into
the peanut butter. /vs

Cycling the canyon rim — /jm
a squirrel crosses the bridge. /vs

The clothes line
naked but for three pins —
landing finch. /jm

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Renhai Reflections 180: Dispatching

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

The shovel's crunch
sends mice scurrying
out of their nests. /jm

A sudden rythymic whooshing... /jm&vs
the honk of low-flying geese. /vs&jm

A first warming day,
the song of their return...
not in sight. /vs

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Renhai Reflections 179: Faintly Conducted

Faintly Conducted
A Renhai by Toshiaki Koike (tk) & Vaughn Seward (vs)

river park
wearing a snow hood
muted hush... /tk

raising his dark shades... /vs
somewhere, faint breathing /tk

March wedding...
this moment before the groom
lifts the veil /vs

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[Check the notes for special comments about this Renhai's theme(s).]

Renhai Reflections 178: Had Been May Be

Had Been May Be
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (Solo)

A dried pinecone
where the last patch
of snow had been.

The cat scratches in the bed —
a breeze lifts an old flyer.

Sorting through
his old knick-knack box —
corncob pipe.

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Renhai Reflections 177: Night Cruise

Night Cruise
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (vs) & Gillena Cox (gc)

under full sail
a sudden swell tosses me
from rail to rail /vs

moonlit coconut palms /vs
bash of foamy white breakers /gc

canopy of stars
which one will this night
pitch me a wish /gc

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Renhai Reflections 176: Voice

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

Hidden ledges
above the building entrance —
pigeon cooings. /jm

Pre-dawn police chopper — /jm
she parts the bedroom blinds. /vs

Listening lip-reader —
the mumbled words come through
a shaggy moustache. /vs

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Renhai Reflections 175: Finding a Way

Finding a Way
A Renhai by Vaughn Seward (Solo)

The melting trickle
has become a river across
the front sidewalk.

Leaning snow shovel —
a skiff of frost glistens.

Over the pond
an extended branch drops
its last leaf.

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