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Four Way Renhai
In a four-way renhai,
there are six renhai sharing a common theme/season. This allows
each person to write a renhai with each of the other group
members. In the following four-way, the theme of "junctions" was
chosen; the season is summer. There were three rounds where two
members of the group each wrote a renhai:
Round A:
1. Gillena & Trish: The New-comers
2. Daniella & Vaughn: Rendezvous
Round B:
3. Trish & Daniella: Summer Solstice
4. Vaughn & Gillena: Returning
Round C:
5. Gillena & Daniella: Natural Beauty
6. Trish & Vaughn: Circling Above
The New-comers
Gillena Cox, TT
and Trish Shields, CA
Spiny areoles—
near the entrance to the gym
one cactus flower. |
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Members from
both teams have met;
two girls in their Sunday best. |
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Family meet
on the way to the game—
baby announcement. |
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Date: June 16, 2008 |
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Rendezvous
Vaughn Seward,
CA and Daniela Bullas, UK
At the train
station—
his and her fingers meet with
a glass pane between. |
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Lovers at
Roman crossroads*—
thoughts of our first encounter. |
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Photos: how
they've aged—
A rainbow rears above
your green forefinger. |
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| Date: June
16-18, 2008 |
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Notes: The
centre of any Roman camp* was the point where two main
roads met.
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Returning
Gillena Cox, TT
and Vaughn Seward, CA
Opposite the
gate
as the automobile stops—
they all give a wave. |
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The airport
lounge, sound of wheels—
"flight seventy-three, delayed." |
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Everest
summit—
our flag flaps in the strong wind,
now the long descent. |
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| Date: June
20-25, 2008 |
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Summer Solstice
Trish Shields,
CA and Daniela Bullas, UK
Yellowed
wallpaper—
edges of my broken heart,
curled and forgotten. |
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The line
between death and life—
Dense clouds on the horizon. |
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At the crack
of dawn
summer solstice at Stonehenge—
why do the birds chirp? |
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| Date: June
20-25, 2008 |
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Waterfall Sunbeams
Daniel Bullas,
UK and Gillena Cox, TT
In the
waterfall—
water droplets and sun beams:
dance on rock music. |
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Steady
motion of ripples—
a cormorant in, fish out. |
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Incessant
showers—
broadening and widening
caladium leaves. |
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| Date: June
27, 2008 |
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Circling Above
Trish Shields,
CA and Vaughn Seward, CA
Baleful
wildfire moon—
clouds of ash hover over
a farmer's ripe fields. |
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Barred owls
watch from the rafters—
dust covers the model T. |
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Telephone
pole nest—
an osprey circles above
its chirping offspring. |
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| Date: June
26-30, 2008 |
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