by Jon Davey (jd), and Vaughn Seward (vs);
Rengay #26 (Feb 24 - Mar 1, 2008) Verses 1-5 (of 6):
Hail storm — sparrow and sparrowhawk / sheltered in a blackthorn. /jd
A pine-log alpine hut — four skis against a wall. /vs
Mountain lake — a pair of swimmers / break the ice. /jd
Class reunion — a childhood crush says / he remembers me. /vs
Family party — I forget / my third cousin's name. /jd
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I forget many of mine :)
ReplyDeleteat my mum's funeral i asked my two cousins how long they'd been married - oops
ReplyDelete(and no-one was playing duelling banjos) :)
Reminds me of a class reunion - I couldn't remember more than just one name ... A class-mate couldn't even remember me... Later it turned out that some time before that she had a brain surgery...
ReplyDeleteeasy done
ReplyDeletejohn
I do alot of smiling and nodding and faking my way through. Appears to be a theme of separation and togetherness running through these.
ReplyDeleteThe two most recent additions are great. Expressing the flip sides of memory. Sometimes I think there is a finite space - for each new memory added another one falls away.
ReplyDeletei've never been good at remembering names
ReplyDeleteAndrew: :-)
ReplyDeleteFloots: *LOL*
Borut: oops.
John: For sure, thanks.
Pat: I think this approach is quite common. I think you are together with is this. :-)
Jem: Thank you, what did you just say?