Renhai
Vaughn Seward, CA and Janice
Thomson, CA
Moist Potentials
The sound of a
slap...
on the beaver pond's surface
ripples radiate. |
/vs |
A steep
coastal cliff—
playing the thermals, a hawk. |
/vs
/jt |
Steam engine—
above the buried coalfields
a rising fog. |
/jt |
| November
11-15, 2008; No. 93 |
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Vaughn Seward, CA and Janice
Thomson, CA
Summer
Driftwood
tangle—
gentle tongue of the tide
steals the beach. |
/jt |
Weathered
fence post—
a straw hat sways in the wind. |
/vs
/jt |
We cross the
field
in Grampa's model T—
sun-tinged hood. |
/vs |
| November
16-21, 2008; No. 96 |
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Janice Thomson, CA and Vaughn
Seward, CA
Chilling Portents
Maple tree—
through silent branches
crisper winds. |
/jt |
Deepening
morning fog—
cackle of south-flying geese.
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/jt
/vs |
Each afternoon
the sun dips earlier—
distant range. |
/vs |
| November 23 -
December 1, 2008, No. 98 |
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Vaughn Seward, CA and Janice
Thomson, CA
Frozen Fun
Our family
goes out to skate on
the frozen creek. |
/vs |
Down the
hill on cardboard,
a boot comes tumbling after. |
/vs
/jt |
On the frigid
lake
my brother nudges our
homemade iceboat. |
/jt |
| December 2-3,
2008, No. 100 |
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Janice Thomson, CA and Vaughn
Seward, CA
Winter Romance
On the frigid
lake
pushing a homemade iceboat
his eyes meet mine. |
/jt |
Down the
hill on cardboard,
her foot entangles his. |
/vs
/jt |
I meet the
girl
from class while skating at
the frozen creek. |
/vs |
| December 2-6,
2008, No. 101 |
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Vaughn Seward, CA and Janice
Thomson, CA
The Night Before
Winter
bedtime—
the last child tucked in
for the night. |
/vs |
Rising
smoke from chimneys—
distant mountain veiled in fog. |
/vs
/jt |
Blazing fire—
children's gifts wrapped between
sips of cocoa |
/jt |
| December
17-21, 2008, No. 107 |
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