Round Renga Round - online book reprint


This is a reprint of the book published in 1990 by AHA Books ISBN: 0-944676-20-0 Library of Congress Number: 90-85708 AHA Books POB 767 Gualala, CA 95445		Round Renga Round Edited by Jane Reichhold



		WHITE BUTTERFLY Charles B. Dickson Suezan Aikins lawn crisp with frost – on the last clematis bloom white butterfly thorny rose sprouts waving cold blue sea wind beach dunes old man with a pipe watches monarchs migrating warm spot on the bed sand among kitten hairs thin curve of moon far across the drought-parched swamp glow of burning sedge earth cellar smell rising translucent paperwhite buds first snow dark circle of kitten tracks outside the door cage bars cast long shadows an aged tiger paces storm raging – narcissus and its shadow both tremble tranquil lake. . .fluffy cygnets explore the reedy shore fog at dusk snow patches glow on the island among the hemlocks flutter of pine siskins shadowed water silver trail from the mink's head threads black rocks cinnamon ferns' crescent shadows under a full bayou moon window of clouds curving in the consomm‚ a rim of blue sky grandmother prepares for bed: small glass of blackberry wine arching tulip leaf hairs glisten in a sphere of last night's rain scarlet blooms of flame azaleas fade with the valley twilight tree frogs and I under mountain stars a whippoorwill dawn breeze pebbles growing shadows swift flow of the brook three clear notes of the waterthrush laughing kids chase each other waving wild-legged crabs July dawn the bog pink with sheep laurel fragrant mist sunlit dew on wild roses from the lofty crest the shimmer of August leaves faint chirp of one bird flying into the sun white arcs of speedboats below beach sunrise cormorants on pilings stretch their wings scent of salt on sandy skin full moon limpkins wade the marsh searching for snails night wind whistles through the crack dawn curtain – sparrow silhouette sings too a wood thrush answers the old man's whistle-trill orange glow reflected under the heron's wing – supper bell ringing faint baying of coon hounds from the lake's distant shore hidden in grass ghostly rose haloed with frost blue water mirrors Easter sunrise September 30, 1988 April 5, 1990 Prospect, Nova Scotia, Canada Doraville, Georgia, USA
	TABLE OF CONTENTS How This Book Began FIFTEEN KASEN RENGA Night Wind Suezan Aikins Brent Partridge The Sun's Glitter Francine Porad Suezan Aikins Lightning Flash Suezan Aikins Jane Reichhold Expanding Color Werner. Reichhold Suezan Aikins Deeper into the Dream Francine Porad Brent Partridge In Hand Brent Partridge Jane Reichhold Bridge and Mist Brent Partridge Werner Reichhold Sky Country Jane Reichhold Francine Porad Floating Meadow Werner Reichhold Francine Porad Both Sides Open Jane Reichhold Werner Reichhold White Butterfly Suezan Aikins Charles B. Dickson Touch of a Hand Ruby Spriggs Francine Porad Walking and Writing Brent Partridge Toward the First of Summer Lequita Vance Jane Reichhold Paul O. Williams Spinning Meditation Kenichi Sato Werner Reichhold Who Wrote These Renga? Links within the renga are Copyright © Designated Authors.



		Round Renga Round Copyright © 1990 by AHA Books. All rights reserved. Reprinted as an online book October, 2012 Copyright © Jane Reichhold