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each poem, stanzas of participant # 2 are in italics
Paper Flower
Karina Klesko, Louisiana, US and Sprite, London, UK
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moonlit
on her hat a flower
a sunflower slowly wakes
shiny eyes
sparks on a breeze
out from under
the quickness
oh that blueness
just there
birthday candles
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stones
bobs along the hedgerow
to watch the dance
crystal laughs
of fanciful dreams
mushroom caps
of a firefly's blink
like a periwinkle
oh gone a bright star
through the window
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The Hat
Karina Klesko, Louisiana, US, Gary Blankenship, US
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moonlit
on her hat a flower
a white feather drops
the cockatoo's crown
as it somersaults
near the tiger cage
sheds
first safari, the man-child
kittens stalk
bare feet swiped
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stones
bobs along the hedgerow
waiting for a bonnet
uncombed
its perch
a harlequin
one forever tear
winds his turban
the rock wall
she almost breaks his gift
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Enchanted
Twilight
Karina Klesko,
Louisiana, US, Mary Lee McClure, Indiana, US
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moonlit
on her hat a flower
tomorrow he will meet him
'twixt cliff and crags
silkworms spin
rubbing
the little man
old world trickster
her hat set aside
amidst joyous bells
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stones
bobs along the hedgerow
should she wish it
enchanted twilight
royal robes
a moss covered stick
holds a scepter
veiled chameleon disappears
hers the crown
the prince
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A forked renku,
renga or rengay, or any type of linked verse begins with a
single hokku, shared between any number of linkages. From that
point, other forks can be started at any other verse(s) in each
fork. Here is Karina's haiku:
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moonlit
on her hat a flower |
stones
bobs along the hedgerow |
Originally posted on WHChaikuforumworkshop for C&C, having gone through several
changes with help from various members' suggestions, the haiku has become
a forked rengay: three different branches from the same haiku, which
serves as hokku for each.
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