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Karina Klesko, US
 

 

 

 

Renhai

 

Changing Times

 

by Cindy Tebo, US and Karina Klesko, US

 

early fall
children walking backwards
along the tracks    /ct

the ups and downs of Bach's Bourrée   /ct
a measure of ink on each page    /kk

the second hand
clicks at a steady pace
long night    /kk

 

 

Magpies Scattering

 

A Zip Rengay

 

John E. Carley, UK and Karina Klesko, US

 

by the time I reach the gate post
another leaf has fallen

the red flag halfway down - his love letter

one for sorrow two for joy
magpies scattering on the wind

the galley clock skips a beat
a new sun splits the southern cross

a paper trail from Bogota to Jo'berg

trekking though a tangled field
the moon within the poor man's grasp

 

 

John E. Carley, Lincolnshire, UK and Karina, Klesko, Louisiana, US

 

A "zip" Rengay

 

A Twist of Smoke
 

     so different...from the green
that never was...the autumn leaves

sheaves of gold...guard the turtle pond...basking sun

....................................a myrtle blush...and all undone
..........we tumble...in the bracken

......................................a table set...with linen
.............................................a caco*...and a bumble bee*

..................skyward drifts...a twist of smoke...the serried eaves

...........................................shrift...amidst the din
.........................of flapping geese...fires stoke the firmament



A *caco is a small pomegranate native to Italy

 

 

Allen McGill, US, Karina Klesko, US and Garry Gay, US
 

Rengay

 

One Snowy Eve

 

cinnamon-nutmeg
mulled in apple cider
snowy eve   /AM

"Dickens" by the hearth
chestnuts roast   /kk

pumpkin pie
fresh from the oven. . .
addressing note cards   /GG

candles flicker
a clove-studded orange   /AM

his silver edged photo—
my reflection in the snifter
as brandy warms   /KK

worn goose down quilt
the smell of buttered popcorn   /GG

 

 

Judith Gorgone, US and Karina Klesko, USCollaborative Photo Haiga: canyon after canyon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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