Symbiotic,
Solo and Forked Rengay
Selected by D.W. Bender
Florida, USA
hortensia anderson
New York, USA
karina klesko
Louisiana, USA
ocean
dawn --
a golden sky rolls
over the shoreline
sand pipers play
as a boy gathers bay beans
.
velvety sea-grapes
along the coastal strand
ripe on our tongues
half-moon
corals mate along the reef
on the dark side of day
as dusk fades into night
ghost crabs scuttle
caught
in a fisherman's net
the morning star
ron moss
Tasmania, AU
hortensia anderson
New York, USA
power lines
stretch into the clouds --
a brown-falcon circles
fine
leaf sencha settles
to the bottom of the bowl
bushfire
season --
the dogwood explodes
into swirling sparks
full
moon above --
in patches of soft earth
we find deer tracks
steering
towards the horizon
sails billow with the wind
purple grape clusters
embroidered on a silk gown
rise and fall
A "zip" rengay
John E. Carley
Lincolnshire, UK
Karina, Klesko
Louisiana, USA
so different..from
the green
...................that never was..the
autumn leaves
.....................sheaves of gold..guard
the turtle pond..basking sun
....................................a myrtle blush..and
all undone
..........we tumble..in
the bracken
......................................a table
set..with linen
.............................................a caco*..and
a bumble bee*
..................skyward drifts..a
twist of smoke..the serried eaves
...........................................shrift..amidst
the din
.........................of flapping geese..fires
stoke the firmament
A
caco is a small pomegranate native to Italy
| St.
Crispin's Well, Tasmania |
Tasmania,
AU
broken branches
and late
snow
mat the stream's edge
dead trees silent in the wind
cold breeze numbs my fingers
on the far slope
silver-wattle
still with spring blossom
at St Crispin's Well
through dogwood leaves
a green-rosella
in the shade
bush fly on a food wrapper
after the waterfall
our voices brush past
a stand of myrtles
A "crystalline"
rengay, completed December, 2002
Karina Klesko
Louisiana, USA
hortensia anderson
New York, USA
along the surf...a crab races
over and over the finish line....
a green bottle tethered by seaweed
rolls back and forth...beneath the waves
the quell of laughter in the wind
children..build a fortress...pail
by pail
these empty footprints in the sand
fill with foam...and leave without a trace
herring gulls strut up and down the docks
an artist's canvas in pastels
stormclouds gather...in the distance
the horizon slowly disappears
Alenka Zorman
Ljubljana, SL
an'ya
Oregon, USA
moonlight
a grain of salt shining
in the broken shell
fisherman's wharf
the children pop kelp pods
a cormorant slices
the pine tree's reflection -
morning silence
ocean flora
up through a knothole
in the boardwalk
a seagull's underfeather
lost to autumn wind
opening our shoebox
all these treasures we
found on holiday
Richard St Clair
Massachusettes, USA
an'ya
Oregon, USA
Autumn lonliness--
rising through clouds
the harvest moon.
i dress for halloween
in front of our woodstove
A hotter bath;
steam melts the frost
on my windowpane.
ice-laden tree
snowbirds still pull berries
from its bough
Thermometer below zero;
sun-dogs bracketing the sun.
spring wind
more than enough to fill
all the carp flags
Solo rengay
Victor Ortiz
California, USA
first night of winter
we spread corn masa and
stories on husks
red chile stains
the inside of her sweatshirt
chilly rain--
dipping mexican sweet bread
in hot chocolate
marriage announcement
we test a tamale
for doneness
hands slip in and out
of the warm dough
moonset
our laughter swells
the kitchen
Ron Moss (/rm)
Tasmania, AU
H. Gene Murtha (/gm)
New Jersey, USA
an'ya (/a)
Oregon, USA
beached whales --
their last breaths
on the outgoing tide /rm
beneath silent clouds
gulls keening /gm
a ghostly lament
over the troller's sonar
voices of dolphins /a
ominous sky
the lone sailor thinks of home /rm
on the sand -
even a cracked conch
still bellows /gm
southern cross -
salty tears blowing in the wind /a
