Gillena Cox, TT;
Betty Kaplan, US; Shanna Baldwin Moore, US; Zhanna P. Rader, US; Vaughn Seward, CA
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Renhai
The following Renhai were written as
part of TheOutlawPoets' recent Renhai workshop. Please note that
this workshop has been extended to May 16, 2008. If you are
interested in still taking part in the workshop,
please join our
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Spring Signatures
by Vaughn Seward, CA and Zhanna
P. Rader, US
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Brier branch—
a tuft of hair from
a Speckled goat.
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/vs |
Snow patches here and there—
green arrows of daffodils. |
/vs
/zpr |
New grass—
her polka-dot dress
picks up a stain. |
/zpr
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April 16-20, 2008
Notes
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The First
Time
by Betty Kaplan, US and Vaughn Seward, CA
First time
milking—
he squeezes hard but
nothing comes. |
/vs |
Home from the
strawberry farm—
each finger stained winy red.
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/bk
/vs |
Bake class 101—
small noses coated in flour
dough ready for tarts. |
/bk |
April
16-20, 2008
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Going Green
by Gillena Cox,
TT
and Shanna Baldwin Moore, US
Overnight
rain—
country roads deep
in jacaranda purple. |
/sbm |
Poui blooms on the mountains—
fragrant petals' silent drift. |
/gc
/sbm |
Opened umbrellas—
waiting for amber lights
to change to green. |
/gc |
April 16-23, 2008
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Against the
Cold
by Vaughn
Seward, CA and Betty Kaplan, US
Mountain hut—
we huddle around the one
cooking pancakes. |
/vs |
Sheltered under a bridge—
a homeless man finding warmth. |
/vs
/bk |
Cold winter night—
she protects the outside plants
with plastic. |
/bk |
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April 24, 2008
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In The Clearing
by Shanna
Baldwin Moore US and Gillena Cox, TT
Constant
twittering—
on the mango branch
little bluebird. |
/gc |
The space
between mist and trees—
quietly she walked past us. |
/sm
/gc |
Lifting her
veil—
spring was there
all the time. |
/sm |
April 13-26, 2008
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