Vaughn Seward, CA, Zhanna P. Rader, US, and Hortensia Anderson, US

 

 

A Three-way Renhai* Ice-Glazed Branches Scrape of blades— by a line of evergreens the snowplow stops.                               /ha Crows perch on ice-glazed branches—     /zr skaters at the pond hold hands.               /ha Frozen river— an early-bird fisherman drills a hole.                                           /zr Click this link to read the Notes:     Hanging In There Dark, musty cave— Big Brown bats hang in their hibernating stupor.                                 /zr A chilly breeze fills the air—                   /vs crows perch on ice-glazed branches.      /zr Snow-covered meadow— a deer scratches out a patch of grass.                                   /vs Click this link to read the Notes:     Skaters Hold Hands Across blue skies— ice crystals in cirrus clouds go flying                                               /ha Skaters at the pond hold hands—         /ha a chilly breeze fills the air.                    /vs He pours her a cup of marshmallows and cocoa— pine wood flames.                                /vs Click this link to read the Notes: Written December 12, 2007 to January 15, 2008   *A three-way renhai consists of three inter-related renhai written by three different writers in which each pair of renhai share a common line in their middle verses. In other words, each writer writes one middle line that is used in two of the renhai. It is as if the renhai have a shared DNA and are true siblings even though they have different and distinct themes.