Hortensia Anderson, US, Betty Kaplan, US, and Jennie Townsend, US

 

 

The Quilt A Spring Shisan Renku Spring mist— the stone frog by the old pond green with moss                                            /ha a walkway of cherry trees blanketed with petals                                     /bk flopped on a quilt he pulls a sketchpad from his backpack                                         /jt we push our bicycles through the gathering crowd                           /ha the tide takes one perfect sand castle back to the sea                                             /bk two carp banners fly on the porch of their new home                       /jt rocking chairs keep rhythm with the love songs on a mandolin                                               /ha in a search for that cricket keeping us awake all night                             /bk by early morning the moon still floats in the western sky                                         /jt she pauses after turning this Tarot card of The World                           /ha on a painted horse reaching again and again for the brass ring                                           /bk wind races the prairie with the first snow                                         /jt   2003