Rengay Through the Seasons by Masago & Friends

 

 

Pavement Blossoms Rengay #45, Mid-Summer by Vaughn Seward (CA) City park — azalea petals among cigarette butts. Charred forest remains — pink fireweed blossoms. The front lawn, long and going to seed — beds of gout weed. Weathered stump — a green sprig emerges from the moss. A rusted bottle cap — clumps of brown lichen. Coloured chalk blossoms — a flower bouquet on the pavement. Click here for Notes   Budgie in the Mirror Rengay #46, Mid-Summer by Vaughn Seward (CA) After the storm... the ground receives a kiss from the rose. Our lovers' quarrel ends — the make-up smooch begins. She presses — a tissue between her lips lipstick remains. Perched on a stick — he pecks at the budgie in the mirror. The soccer ball rises — his first forward heading. The politician stops to bless a baby — soft, pink forehead. Click here for Notes   Out of Sight Rengay #47, Mid-Summer by Vaughn Seward (CA) A gray cloud drifts into the dirt — rain puddle. A new neighbour moves in — the gopher pops down its hole. Cuckoo, cuckoo — stillness returns to this hot afternoon. Clock tower — the big hand passes over the little hand. Totem pole at dusk — the moon slips behind. Sky reflections — our paddles sweep away the big dipper. Click here for Notes   Tender Moments Rengay #48, Mid-Summer Zhanna P. Rader and Vaughn Seward The fisherman's shirt — she breathes in its sea smell, this summer night. He touches her negligee — tender moments together. A nun walks by him, with downcast eyes, trembling — white lily, pink-edged. Roomful of people — he, without even trying, keeps noticing her. Alone with a nude model — the young artist wipes her brow. Early beach morning — he applies suntan lotion on her sculpted form. Click here for Notes