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Sketchbook Sue Mill, AU, Betty Kaplan, US, Max Verhart, NL, Penelope Greenwell, US A Renga Waiting for Thelma after the rain; tadpoles wriggling in the wheel ruts 01/sm arriving on a tractor— the farmer's bride—to—be 02/bk just back and already under the eaves of the barn swallows building their nest 03/mv scrambled eggs in the baby's hair and so much laughter 04/pg full moon; yellowed leaves slowly spiral down 05/sm black shapes of bare trees against the afterglow 06/mv Halloween eve the witches about we go trick or treating 07/bk not a ghost of a chance she fell in love before dessert 08/pg Elvis the witness— in a chapel in Las Vegas they say " I do" 09/bk door-to-door salesmen offering eternal salvation 10/sm the sparrow he shot plagued by feelings of guilt almost all the time 11/mv written in his will— two rifles for my son 12/pg fireworks fill the sky— the man in the moon is he watching too? 13/bk as dusk turns into dawn a distant roll of thunder 14/mv morning star— still wearing last night's dress 15/pg his first washday— face as pink as his laundry 16/sm faded memory— the scent of violets in an old perfume bottle 17/pg halfway on our journey we pour ourselves white sake 18/mv lingering cold— beads of condensation inside the tent 19/sm on the smoldering embers— a forgotten pot 20/bk kindled by a glance passion 21/mv in the mirror their reflections merge 22/sm fox tracks across the frozen pond going nowhere 23/pg snow!! out of the attic his Flexible Flyer sled 24/bk tucked between the dusty letters— a Purple Heart 25/pg carnival parade the whole town decorated 26/mv community project— armed with garbage bags they head for the beaches 27/bk under a kelp strand a perfect sand dollar 28/sm veiled by a thin cloud the moon 29/mv through the mist a train whistle wails 30/sm autumn clarity— no warm welcome at the station 31/pg limousine sign "waiting for Thelma" 32/bk County Fair Aunt Louise's chutney best in show again 33/sm caught in the spotlight— a moth flutters about 34/bk lustily singing tulips from amsterdam under the shower 35/mv that old couple— planting spring bulbs once again 36/pg top of page
Sketchbook
Sue Mill, AU, Betty Kaplan, US, Max Verhart, NL, Penelope Greenwell, US
A Renga
Waiting for Thelma
after the rain; tadpoles wriggling in the wheel ruts 01/sm arriving on a tractor— the farmer's bride—to—be 02/bk just back and already under the eaves of the barn swallows building their nest 03/mv scrambled eggs in the baby's hair and so much laughter 04/pg full moon; yellowed leaves slowly spiral down 05/sm black shapes of bare trees against the afterglow 06/mv Halloween eve the witches about we go trick or treating 07/bk not a ghost of a chance she fell in love before dessert 08/pg Elvis the witness— in a chapel in Las Vegas they say " I do" 09/bk door-to-door salesmen offering eternal salvation 10/sm the sparrow he shot plagued by feelings of guilt almost all the time 11/mv written in his will— two rifles for my son 12/pg fireworks fill the sky— the man in the moon is he watching too? 13/bk as dusk turns into dawn a distant roll of thunder 14/mv morning star— still wearing last night's dress 15/pg his first washday— face as pink as his laundry 16/sm faded memory— the scent of violets in an old perfume bottle 17/pg halfway on our journey we pour ourselves white sake 18/mv lingering cold— beads of condensation inside the tent 19/sm on the smoldering embers— a forgotten pot 20/bk kindled by a glance passion 21/mv in the mirror their reflections merge 22/sm fox tracks across the frozen pond going nowhere 23/pg snow!! out of the attic his Flexible Flyer sled 24/bk tucked between the dusty letters— a Purple Heart 25/pg carnival parade the whole town decorated 26/mv community project— armed with garbage bags they head for the beaches 27/bk under a kelp strand a perfect sand dollar 28/sm veiled by a thin cloud the moon 29/mv through the mist a train whistle wails 30/sm autumn clarity— no warm welcome at the station 31/pg limousine sign "waiting for Thelma" 32/bk County Fair Aunt Louise's chutney best in show again 33/sm caught in the spotlight— a moth flutters about 34/bk lustily singing tulips from amsterdam under the shower 35/mv that old couple— planting spring bulbs once again 36/pg
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