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Conch Eggsa spring kasen renkuFerris Gilli Paul MacNeil Peggy Willis Lyles *** daybreak a string of conch eggs rides the swell fg root-runner grasses spread between dunes pm twin boys and twin lambs in Grandpa's barn pwl wavery reflections from a bicycle mirror fg revealing the unknown moon earthshine pm a yellow leaf covers your just-crowned king pwl *** stone cherubs seem to sing "It's now or never" at Elvis's grave pm on wobbly knees he presents the ring fg reluctantly serving divorce papers on the female wrestling coach pwl the thrill of victory the agony of defeat pm door prize with a tube of shampoo for the bald man fg twenty-one purses in her nursing home room pwl an overturned travois on the snow bank still there at moonset fg north wind whips the Trail of Tears pwl gripped with fear she leads Adam from Eden pm that pinup wears nothing but a lightning-bolt tattoo fg pomegranate blossoms brush against the cracked adobe wall pwl as maple sap boils such sweet froth! pm *** buzz of bees louder than the whispered recipe fg sellers in clusters wait for the stock ticker pm exchanging self-conscious glances while the bottle spins pwl too dizzy with passion to practice safe sex fg her breaths of sleep as we fill the mattress sag pm refreshed by clear water from a mountain stream pwl only button cacti in a tailor's yard survive the drought fg pins fasten so much Scots' plaid pm I tried to change the combination on a rusted lock pwl last half of a diary flutters in the ashes fg into your brightness you bring old dreams, miserable moon pm dodging the spotlight pumpkin thieves pwl *** wing-rush of a cock grouse past the gun barrel pm teacher's sudden entrance startles the whole class fg let's not dance on the ceiling until the job's done pwl a crane swings the top girder into line pm tourists gather cherry petals from the ground fg the slow blink and then a longer leap pwl ================================================ This renku appeared, in part, 25 July, 2003 in Solares Hill, a newspaper in Key West, FL ================================================ key for Conch Renku: Ferris = A Paul = B Peggy = C 1 A hokku Spring 2 B wakiku Sp 3 C daisan Sp 4 A (no season, if not otherwise notated) 5 B moon Autumn 6 C Au ***** pages two and three ***** 7 B 8 A love 9 C love 10 B 11 A 12 C 13 A Winter Moon 14 C W 15 B 16 A 17 C blossom Sp 18 B Sp ---------------------- 19 A Sp 20 B 21 C love 22 A love 23 B love 24 C Summer 25 A Su 26 B 27 C 28 A 29 B moon Au 30 C Au ***** page four ***** 31 B Au 32 A 33 C 34 B 35 A blossom Sp 36 C ageku Sp ============================================ The order of seasons and placement of "special" verses roughly follows traditional arrangement as indicated by Wm. J. Higginson, Shinku Fukuda, and others. The rotation of "players" is by Paul MacNeil. ============================================ |