(to see the opening stanzas, click here for part one, click here for part two, and here for part three).
Anyone can join in! To contribute, add your stanza to the comments!
a shred of light left to hold
-but inadequate; I fear for this anchor
waves reflect gold, bronze,
or ash floating like soot
where her hopes burned, capsized, sank
frozen iron ore freighter
begins to buoy free of ice
buckled open
listing to the right
falling in love again
underneath the old-growth oak
just breaking into spring's green
overcast sky
the potholes gather
cherry blossoms
scent of earth on gentle breezes
where Lakeview's carved stone reposes
Background info:
The Cleveland renga is now complete!
ReplyDeleteThe last few verses were contributed by:
frozen iron ore freighter: Ray McNiece
buckled open: dan smith
underneath the old-growth oak: Michael Ceraolo
overcast sky: Joshua Gage
scent of earth on gentle breezes: Marie Vibert
Just love this:
ReplyDelete"the potholes gather
cherry blossoms"
It doesn't get any more Li Po Cleveland than that.
Hi, renga-contributors--
ReplyDeleteI said at the beginning that when we got done I planned to send the Cleveland renga to the Haiku Society of America's renga contest. Deadline was 28 February, and we made it just in time! So, it's now submitted. I think it's rather a long shot for a bunch of first-time renga poets to win the HSA contest... but cross your fingers!