Gillena Cox, TT

 

 

Renhai   Duplicity # 1 Gillena Cox, TT (gc) and John Daleiden, US (jd)   Choosing tomatoes at the street market— the smell of pineapples   /gc A steady flow of traffic   /gc mid-spring, a sudden snow storm   /jd A farewell note with the dozen roses— the song of a lark   /jd   Notes     Renhai   Duplicity #2   The toasty crunch Of breakfast cereal— Spilt milk   /gc Rain clouds more and more greying   /gc counterfeit tens in the cash   /jd on Main Street only empty store fronts— Hollywood USA   /jd Notes     Renhai   Duplicity #3 Gillena Cox, TT (gc) and John Daleiden, US (jd)   the hooker works her street corner— a five o'clock shadow   /jd street sweepers' voices at dawn   /gc flatulence of "corpse flowers"   /jd she melts in his arms— one teaspoon of sugar stirred into the coffee   /gc   Notes     Renhai   On The Boulevard   Gillena Cox, TT (gc) and Vaughn Seward, CA (vs)   St Patrick's day; green mangoes in between the foliage.   /gc A tree with chinese lanterns—   /gc at dusk a slight breeze.   /vs Irish pub— fewer glasses hanging over the bar.   /vs   Notes     Renhai   Cybernetic Setbacks   Gillena Cox, TT (gc) and Trish Shields, CA (ts)   An egg yolk slowly oozing from its broken shell— e-mailing's on hold.   /gc Gazing at a scrambled screen;   /ts sunlight glints on my ballpoint.   /gc Empty reflections poetry scattered across my brain pan   /ts   Notes     Solo Renhai   Frothy Beer   in the street a coin drops from the fou beggar    squashed petals roadside    sound of rain on the roof    puffy clouds the frothy beer spills      Notes Read the Haiga version of this poem.     Solo Renhai   April Scribbles 2009   Glorious Saturday— showing off my plumerias to inlaws    Easter Sunday i sleep late    wrong number the fifth caller    April seventeen— Summit of the Americas opens in Port of Spain      Notes     Read Additional Poetry by Gillena Cox   Photo Haiga Rengay—Lily of the Valley Two Haiga